This chapter opens with a conversation between the Governess and her servant. The Governess tells the servant that she is going to meet him later that afternoon. She tells him that she has heard that he is in love with a beautiful woman. The servant tells her that the man's real name is "Shang gong" because nobody has ever seen him fall in love. He also says that he has noticed a ring mark on his finger, which he thinks is a sign of his love for the woman. He says that the ring is priceless to him and that he wants it to stay where it belongs. He asks the servant if he noticed the ring on