The chapter opens with the narrator lamenting that he is unable to attend the wedding because he has been working for the company for so long. He is worried that his wife is not used to being a secretary. He tells her not to be too sensitive and not to think too much about what she has to say. He also tells her that he has not heard of the news of her marriage from his fiancee in the past few years. He asks her how she obtained such news. She tells him that the one whom she has defeated has always held a grudge against her. The narrator then asks if he is looking at the other man in a bad mood. He says that it looks like he let him drink too much. He then asks her if she has anything to discuss with him. She says that she has a lot to talk with him about. She asks him if he would like to stay by her side and take care of her forever. He replies that he does not want to compare himself to his wife. She compares his hair to hers and asks him not to come bothering her again. She then asks him why he drinks so much and he says that he wants to toast their friendship for their friendship