The chapter opens with a conversation between a student and a waiter. The waiter tells the student that his father is away on business, and that he has not yet met his tutor, who is also the tutor's daughter. The student tells the waiter that he wants to introduce his father to the girl, but that she is not good enough for his father, because he is rich and handsome. He says that he will buy her a present for his birthday, and the waiter tells him that he should not worry about the girl's lack of interest in him, because she is good at teaching and good at cooking.