Back at his house, Huck finds himself in a strange state of mind. He wants to stay over for the night, but he doesn't know where to find a place to stay. He's afraid that his house is lonely, and he's worried that his aunt will be sad to hear that. Huck tells him that he'll be happy to see his aunt, and that she'll probably like him for it. Huck also tells Huck that he has finished his story, and now he needs to draw it for him. Huck says that when the pressure on the surface increases as the water gets deeper, it becomes more and more difficult for people to breathe, and they start to fear that they won't be able to reach the surface. They need to understand that the pressure is actually their protective barrier, not their learning to breathe.