The chapter opens with a soliloquy about alchemy and how it can be used to bring back dead people. The narrator explains that demons and gods are both creations of nature and cannot be eliminated, but that they can be contained. He tells the audience that he has found a way to release the souls of the dead in the alchemy chamber. He also tells them that he will buy a mattress for the guest room so that they will not be disturbed when they return home. He explains that he is worried about his master because he did not return the previous night. He says that the book says that it will release the dead, but the narrator does not believe him.