It's been a while since we've heard from the narrator, but he's back. He tells us that he heard a porter fall and bump into a girl. He doesn't know exactly what happened, but it's clear that the girl was struck by the porter's glass. The girl's left hand is bleeding, and she's lying, he tells us. He wants to know what happened to her left hand, too, but she won't tell him. She's pale, and he wants to go home right away.