"The opening key opens doors" . "The closing key closes doors." . . Shmoop opens the chapter with a description of the "opening key" and "closing key" , which are the keys that open and close doors, respectively. The opening key is the key that opens the door to the house, while the closing key is a key that closes the door. The chapter ends with Shmoops saying that the "violent and bloody witch" has returned to the town of Altzark, where she was once despised by everyone. She is now known as a "nightmare elegance" and a "witch of the night." She has been haunting the town for the past few months, but she is not strong enough to win the title of a nocturnal "luminary." She is worried that she will not be able to heal Mizeria in time to prevent the witch's return. She tells Shmops that she is doing everything right, but that she cannot heal her until she is "strong enough" to earn the "title of nocturnal elegance." She tells him that the little boy who thinks he is the "key guardian" of the house is the one who has been trying to scare her off, and she tells him not to worry, as she is one of Elmire's "neighbourhoods." She says that she used to be a "one of us" who was a guardian of the door, but now that she knows nothing about it, she is afraid that the door will be opened, and that disaster will befall upon the house. She says she has to check to see if the "real deal" is happening, and then she tells her to stop talking, and to take her over to the "reason door." Shm