Margaret reads about the time she was left alone. Kenneth was on an evangelistic tour and Miss. McCague had suddenly left for Bangkok with a girl who was having problems with one of her eyes. Margaret was getting used to being left alone.
Margaret recalls so many wandering animals in the town and how annoying and at times dangerous they were. The Buddhist culture saw the taking of life as sin, so these animals were all around in the town. Dr. McDaniel shot down so many of them.
Margaret was trying to train Nai Dit to cook. She tells of the teaching process, Nai Dit's own cooking styles, and how he was learning. He was especially good at making chicken gravy.