This chapter opens with a soliloquy by the Governess, in which she laments the fact that every time she meets her son-in-law, nothing good can happen. The Governess tells him that she is the boss of the courtesan, and that he should be responsible for the death of the most popular man in the city. She tells him to stop the murder for her, and he agrees. He tells her that he is her husband, and they are a couple. He says that he will stay at his house, since both of them have worshipped the heavens and earth. He then tells her to try a lemon-based remedy on her skin, which he says will help her skin. She says that she does not understand what life is like in a court, and asks him why he is being called the ugliest woman. She then asks him if he is going to kill her again, and when he says no, she asks if he wants to have sex with her. When he tells her it is not his intention, she says