"Swine slurp bloop" is the title of this chapter's opening soliloquy, and it's a reference to the fact that the novel's plot is set in a boarding house. In other words, the novel is about a group of young people who live together in a small boarding house in the country. In this chapter, we're introduced to Leon's roommate, Lydia. Lydia's the only one of the group who doesn't seem to be a jerk to Leon, and she's also the one who makes him dance the rope with the other students. After Lydia leaves, Leon tells us that the first time he and Lydia met, it was tense, and he felt like he was in danger of dying. He's glad that he didn't have to dance with them, because he's so much better at the dance now.