Four hours have passed since the beginning of the chapter, and the narrator is still wondering what the heck is going on between the two of them. He wants to know what's going on with the text he's been sent by his friend. He's also curious about what it's like for him and his friend to be traveling together, and he wants to make sure they're happy. The narrator wants to be happy, he says, but he also wants to see his friend, because he doesn't want to be spoiled by his relationship with her.