The narrator tells us that the first time he felt something was wrong was when he was asleep. It was like a snake was soaked in water. The narrator says that his head hurt and his body trembled. The doctor came to check on the baby and found that his fever was a bit high, but that there was nothing wrong. He says that he will order more medicine if needed. He asks the doctor why he only gave the baby medicine before, and the doctor replies that he was trying his best to help the baby. He tells the narrator that there is no "specific way" to treat a fever, and he says that the doctor was trying hard on his own. He reminds the doctor that he is on his side now, and that he should not make the father look like he is leaving his daughter to struggle alone. He also tells the doctor not to make the doctor look like the father leaves his child to struggle without him.