The narrator finally gets to see how powerful the doctor is. He tells the doctor that the wounds on his back are forming scabs, and he won't be able to use the medicine he left for the doctor. The doctor says that the journey to the country will take ten days. The narrator says that if the doctor doesn't trust him, then he'll try the medicine on his own. He compares the doctor to a "savage-like" man, and asks where the wound is. The wound is deeper than he expected, and the doctor feels her breathing on his abdomen. The ointment smells like a "skin-growing ointment" , and it's made by an "incredible doctor" for women who "love beauty" . It's a "rare item," the narrator says, and smells like medicine from "modern times." The doctor replies that he's taking the ointment back, but if the narrator gives him a kiss, he will give it back.