The narrator tells us that he often saw his father helping his mother do her hair when he was a child. He says that his father must have loved his mother very much. The narrator then tells us about his visit to the duke's house and how he missed him so much. He tells the story of how his father helped him do his hair and how it was only natural that he wanted to help his mother. He also tells us how the family had been "righteous and scrupulous" for generations. He thinks that the family's decision to drug the prince serves his mother's right. He goes on to say that if kanger's and his wife's still alive, they'd be very pleased.