In this chapter, we are introduced to the "highness" of the narrator. He is a young man who has fallen in love with one of the princess's highnesses. The narrator asks the highness if he wants wine, milk, or just water. The highness replies that he does not want to go to sleep. He asks the narrator if he is going to sleep, and the narrator says that he is, but that he wants to stay awake and guard him. He tells the narrator that he was fine before he came, and that he wonders if the narrator is not going to have fresh milk for him, as he is getting woken up by the "riot fired tomor-row." The narrator tells him that he feels sleepy, but this is important to him, and he still has some milk left. He says that his highness does not have to remind him to sleep; he will sleep when he wants. He then asks if he would fire the narrator, but the narrator replies that the "temper of someone" is so clear that he would not fire her. He goes on to say that the narrator does not need to ask for permission to ask him anything, as long as it is "nothing." He then apologizes for asking, and asks if there is anything else he would like to ask about. He replies that there is nothing else he needs to ask, and says that if he were to confess to the narrator about his feelings for the princess, he would be able to win the prince's favor. He also asks if the prince would want him to deduct his salary for the third month, as the narrator thinks that if the love were mutual,