This chapter's epigraph is from a famous poem by the English poet William Butler Yeats. It's about obsessions and obsessions turning into devils. In other words, obsessions can lead to bad decisions. In this chapter, the protagonist is obsessed with the fact that his reputation has been ruined. He's also obsessed with his playboy, who has been hiding out in the woods. The protagonist's obsession with the playboy makes him think of someone. He rushes off to search for the boy, who's hiding out at the general's house. The general isn't home, so the protagonist goes off to look for his young master, who is sick. He says he's going to pay a visit to the young master because the third master is sick and won't be receiving any guests.