The narrator tells us that he's always said that he didn't say anything about his relationship with Desdemona until he found out what was going on. He doesn't really know what he was going through, but he does know that he loves her. He says that sometimes, he thinks that the reason he can't love Desdemonas is because of the humiliations and tortures he has endured. He also says that if he had known, he wouldn't have been so happy to be with her. The narrator says that even though he has a lot of money and power, he'd still rather have never met his lover. He's happy to have her by his side, he says, even if it means that he has to give up some of his own desires. He tells her that even if he loses her, he would still be mad as he used to be. She says that she hasn't answered her question, and that she's miserable. She tells him that she was determined to "draw a clear line" between him. She asks him to go back to his room, and he says that's too late. He wants to make sure that she can use his hairpin