The narrator returns to his hotel room, where he is interrupted by the arrival of the Governess. The Governess tells him that she has come to see him because she has heard rumors that he is in love with her. She asks him why he is so excited about going to school, and he tells her that he wants to be on his best behavior. He tells her he is curious about the "education of the masses" and wonders why they are spending so much money on school when they could be spending their money on cures for their own foolishness. He says that he has heard that they have heard rumors about a new home product called the "mari bell halter" and that he will murder them if they continue to believe that he does not love her. He then goes on to say that the rumor that he loves the bell halter has been confirmed by the fact that the army has taken her to Tokyo and that she is alive and well.