The narrator complains about how messy the house is. He's going to be away on business for three days, and he doesn't want to see his uncle, who's still outside. He wants to make sure to get the house ready for him when he gets home, so that he won't have to deal with it again. The narrator says that she's lost control of herself because of her desire to see her uncle. He says that he'll be waiting outside for her, and she thinks he's crying, but then she realizes that she can't say anything