In this chapter, we are introduced to a number of characters who have been introduced in the previous chapters. The first of these characters is the hero of the previous chapter. He is a young man who has grown up in a small town in the Midwest. He has a crush on a young woman named Rose, who is the daughter of a wealthy family. He tells her that she is beautiful, and that she will be a great wife for him. He also tells her about Rose's father, who was a physician, and how Rose helped him care for his father's wound. Rose is jealous of her father, and she tells him that she would like to marry him. Rose tells Rose that she should find a husband for her brother, because he is too dependent on her. Rose advises Rose to discipline her brother for his behavior. She tells Rose to have dinner with him, and then she will scold him for his rudeness.