In this short scene, we learn that the narrator wishes that he had not taken the train so that he could have a better view of the sights. He also wishes that his mother could have been there to see what he has seen. He hopes that she will be able to forgive him and forget about the past. He tells us that he is finally free and that he has stopped the man from ruining his sister. He says that he hopes that his sister will not be like him, but that she can do what he cannot. He promises that they will spend the winter vacation together.