This chapter opens with a description of a young woman who is hurtling down the street. The narrator is shocked at the sight and wonders if the woman is really dead. He then asks the woman if she is pregnant. The woman replies that she is not, but that she will soon have a baby. He asks her if she would like to be his wife, and she says that she would, but she does not want to marry someone who is not her husband. She then asks him if he would like a traditional wedding, and he says that he will have a carriage ride with eight other people and a horse.