The coconuts grow back on the island, and the narrator wonders if it's because the coconuts are growing faster than the island's population. He wonders if the narrator will be able to help him in any way, and wonders if he'll look like he's doing something. He's a guy, he says, and he can do whatever he wants. They can't wait to get back to the mainland. The narrator says that he was wrong, and that he will get the island back on its feet. He says that the island is strong enough to withstand the storm, and they can just go ahead and do whatever they want. He asks if he can bring him to the beach, but the narrator doesn't know where to go. He wants to know where he can find his way back to, and if he has found a place to pick him up.