This chapter opens with a red thread. It's a symbol of love, and it's meant to be used as a link between two people. The red thread is meant to make the two of them love one another forever. The narrator says that he's glad that the red thread has made his love for Rosa match up with her love for him. He's also glad that she's agreed to leave the song with him, because it was a lie intended to make him feel better about his marriage to Rosa. He says that perhaps they'll never be together again, but he'll be back soon enough to find a place to stay. He asks Rosa if she'd like to