In this chapter, we learn that George has been drinking too much, and that he's not feeling well. We're also told that George's cell phone has been switched off, so he'll have to wait until later in the evening before he can call back. In other words, he can't call back until after dark. We also learn that it's time for him to go to bed, so we're told that he should go to sleep too. We learn that he was supposed to sleep for three days, but that he woke up the next day and didn't sleep all that well. He's still not feeling all right, though, and he wants to know what's going on. He asks if there's anything wrong, and is told that there are only three days to go before he has to go back to China. He wants to make sure that he has all the ingredients he needs to get ready for his trip abroad. He tells us that the ingredients on his list are the same ones he'd use to make a home for himself in China.