- An elderly woman, recently moved to a new house, calls upon Ames to fix her sink.
- Ames obliges, switching her faucet handles so that they correspond to the indicated temperature.
- Ames's wife finds the episode amusing.
- Ames has finished the novel his wife likes. He goes to the church to watch the dawn.
- Ames dwells on the nature and joys of parenting and its portrayal in the Scriptures.
- Over the years, Ames helped a lot of people out financially. He informs his son that any help he receives is more repayment than charity.
- Ames continues to reflect on Scripture—the meaning of the Fifth Commandment especially.