The Governess is furious with the Governess for refusing to help her with her homework. She tells him that she will not let him do anything to her without her consent. He tells her that he has absorbed the spirit of the snake and that he will use it to devour her evil spirit. He asks her if he can do this through his body, but she says that he can only do it through his soul. She asks him if he is trying to take her body again, and he says that is not true. She says that when they meet a demon, they absorb a lot of its power, and that it is amazing that they have absorbed so much of it. He says that if he meets another demon, he will never let it happen to her again. She reminds him that he likes her with his heart and soul, and she tells him not to bother her again, as this is the gift of snakes. She also tells him to mind his behavior, as he is always a duplicitor. He repeats the story of how a student was sick and he had to pass him by on his way to an infirmary.