The narrator begins this chapter by saying that he has doubts about his own attractiveness. He says that he is good-looking and has a great personality. He tells the boy to be quiet and to be a good father. The boy tries to sleep but is unable to. He asks the narrator to tell him stories. The narrator says that the wife of geximu is very curious about the gauge. She brushes some beeswax on the bottom of it, thinking that it will measure the amount of gold coins in the hole. When the wife measures the coins, the husband pats her on the back and tells her that he will be her father.