The next morning, the Governess is overcome with guilt over the events of the previous night. She realizes that she will not be able to "spare her life" this time. She tells Lockwood that she does not want blood on her hands anymore, and that she hopes that Lockwood will not change his side. She says that if Lockwood gets hurt like he did the last time, she will refuse to take him back home. Lockwood worries that he will lose his face if he does not go to the bathroom, and she tells him to hold this for her. The Governess goes to the washroom, and Lockwood wonders why she is so free. He realizes that he has not been so free in a while, and he wonders if this is a hallucination. He says that he must teach the cat monster a lesson this time, and