Eliot opens with a soliloquy in which he asks his readers what they like about him. He asks them to imagine that he is a free spirit who is free to do whatever he likes. He tells us that he admires his sister's free will, which she does more than criticize him. She pretends that she does not notice how she is being ignored by her family. Eliot then asks her why she cares so much about her. She tells him that she cannot stand being alone with her father. She begs him not to leave without giving her a chance. She asks him to hush her and she tells him to never leave her. He