The balcony of the next-door house is 26.5 centimeters away from the window. The narrator asks the girl if she wants to go out with him. The girl says that she has a little brother, who is popular with girls. She tells him that she would like to see him, but that he is absorbed in his studies. He asks if she is getting desperate, and she replies that she is not. He tells her that the older men in her class treat her like one of them, and that she should not get involved with anyone who is too boring. He says that he will find a friend for her, but she is so cute that he does not think he will be able to find one. He wishes that she could hear what he has to say, and he says that it is like day and night and that he wishes he could see what she is doing for fun. He decides to go over to the balcony and see what is going on.