In this short scene, the narrator laments that he is unable to attend English class because he is stuck in his own room. He feels that he has been caught in the "wild" of the teacher, who is "passionate about her work" but who does not seem to have much time for the lesson. The teacher, however, is not as passionate as he is, and the narrator is sure that he will catch a cold in the wet clothes he is wearing. He tells the teacher that he wishes he could go out and have fun, but the teacher refuses to let him go out with her, saying that she cannot be with a student who is engaged to another man. The narrator feels that this is a "miracle" about to happen, and he begs the teacher to leave him alone with her.