In this chapter, we learn that the young narrator is leaving his job because he has to move into the house of a composer who also happens to be a musician. The young narrator complains about his sleeping posture, his snoring, and the fact that he's always in front of the young woman. He asks her to help him organize his schedule so that he can get to work on time. He also thanks her for speaking out against the man in charge of the company. This man is a "small artist from before" , the narrator says, and he used to be arrogant and aggressive toward the company's employees. But now, because he knows they can't speak back, he acts more like a small artist than a small man.