The chapter opens with a soliloquy by the Governess, in which she explains that she wants to be a woman because of her "moral virtues" and not because she is not attractive enough. The Governess tells the audience that she likes a "funny and cheerful man" like Fang, who seems to be "mad" and "crazy" . She then goes on to say that she will "cut it off" with Fang if she still thinks of him, but that it is none of her business if she does not think of him anymore. She says that she is grateful for everything Fang has done for her, and that she just wants him to stop bothering her. When she falls asleep on the couch, she wakes up to find that she has been slapped by Fang.