The chapter opens with Hiroshi's introduction to his son. Hiroshi is delighted to see that his son is dressed in his father's clothes, and he praises him for his performance. He tells Hiroshi that his father has always been obsessed with clothes, but he is sure that he could never have put on such an act. He praises his son for his ability to do so, and Hiroshi tells him that he is not cut out to do what his father does, but that he can do what people want him to do. The chapter ends with a toast to the party's chairman, who has just arrived from Washington, D. C.