This chapter opens with a soliloquy by the Governess. She tells us that if she had rejected him, she would not have ended up where she is today. She says that if he had married a "good man" and lived a "sound life" now, she believes he would have been able to "live a sound life" . The Governess says that she has to drink "some blood" right now, or her body will "suffer" from it. She reminds us that she and her husband first met when they were both in their early twenties. She asks him why he wants to open a new business with her. He says that he needs to move to "a new place" because "it's done" , and he wonders how he could have taken a horse of hers before leaving. He tells her that he thinks it's a good idea to "move to another place" and "change a new mood" ; he says that the street reminds him of his childhood, when he was bullied and