In this chapter, the narrator expresses his hatred for the young man. He tells him that he once liked him, but that he is now arrogant and reckless. He asks him to leave, but he refuses, saying that he does not like sour food. He also tells the narrator that he cannot survive in the entertainment business like this, because he has hired someone to do the dirty work of taking pictures and drugging. The narrator tells the man that the scandal will haunt him forever, and that he will not be able to escape it. He says that he just feels that the poem is suitable for the situation. He adds that the two men loved each other, but the older they grow up, the more they will be disappointed