The narrator tells us that he has to go somewhere, and he asks Tip to meet him there. He wants to know what he's going to do, but he doesn't want to do it alone. He asks Tip if he can stay over at his house again, and the narrator tells him that they aren't welcomed by his family, but they're just like yours. The narrator says that they are both "strays" and that they need to accept others' kindness.