Wishing she would come downstairs, he asks the blind man if he wants another drink. He says he does. He asks the blind man if he wants to smoke some dope. He says yes. The narrator rolls two joints and passes one to the blind man. When the blind man takes a hit, the narrator can tell he has never done this before. He tells the blind man to hold it in as long as he can.
Then his wife comes downstairs. Immediately, she asks about the smell. Cheerfully, the narrator says they thought they'd have some cannabis. His wife gives him a savage look. She tells the blind man she didn't know he smoked. The blind man says "There's a first time for everything." They pass around the joint, and soon his wife falls asleep. The narrator watches her, wishing she hadn't. Her head is lying back across the sofa, her mouth open, and her robe has slipped away from her legs, exposing her upper thigh. He reaches over, flipping her robe back over her, then glances at the blind man and flips it back.
The narrator offers to take Robert up to bed, but Robert says they haven't had a chance to talk and he'd rather stay up until the narrator is ready to turn in. The narrator says he's glad for the company - and he guesses he really is. Every night, he thinks, he stays up late smoking dope, alone, and when he does go to sleep, he has these dreams. On TV, a show about the Church and the Middle Ages is playing. The narrator looks for something else, then apologizes that there isn't anything. The blind man says, "It's okay.".
They don't say anything for a while, as a group of men on the television are being tormented by men dressed like devils. The camera then takes a long, slow look at one cathedral, then another. For long periods, the show is silent as the camera pans over a scene. The narrator feels as though he should explain to the blind man what is happening on the screen. He describes the scenery, including gargoyles and statues.
