The chapter opens with a brief description of the play that is to take place in the next chapter. It begins with a description of how the play is to be played. It is interrupted by the arrival of the master, who has just delivered the mes sage. The play is interrupted again by the father's arrival. The master tells his son to stay away from his father, who is about to enter the room. The father tells him that he has prepared an exotic liquor for the occasion, and that he would like to toast his son with it. The son tells his father that he is going to eat the meat in the stew, and the father is horrified at the idea of his son eating such a thing