This chapter opens with a flashback to the beginning of the novel, in which the protagonist, a bald woman, is searching for her missing book. She finds that the book has been hidden in a wet blanket, and that the protagonist has been searching for the book all day, but has yet to find it. The protagonist is furious with herself for not finding the book, and she declares that she will have the protagonist beg for his death. She is also angry that she has seen a ghost in the house, but that she did not see a ghost but a "mederician fairy." The protagonist, however, is not so angry, and he declares that he will tear the protagonist apart and take his place.