The chapter opens with a soliloquy by a young man who has just returned from a trip to the West Indies. He tells the young man that he has come to see him because he wants to tell him about his trip to India. The young man tells him that he is afraid of what will happen to him if he goes to India, but the man assures him that it will not be a big deal. He says that he will tell him everything he needs to know about the trip. The man then goes on to say that the trip will be the most important trip he has ever taken, because it will give him the opportunity to see the world in a new way. He also says that it is important for him to tell the young men about the danger they will face if they go to India because they will be able to see how their lives will be different if they do not go there.