Steppenwolf returns home the next morning and encounters the aunt. She invites him to tea, and they discuss her nephew’s wireless set.
Steppenwolf anticipates his date with Hermine. He guesses her name, and she asks if he has learned to dance since their last encounter. Hermine reminds Steppenwolf that he has agreed to obey her commands. She tells him that she will make him fall in love with her, and ultimately she will command him to kill her.
Steppenwolf tells Hermine about the treatise, and he discovers that she has read it already. The next day, Hermine points out a newspaper article about him. They discuss the article, as well as the idea that another war will take place.
They shop for a gramophone, and Hermine teaches Steppenwolf the fox trot. They continue his dance lessons at a hotel where he dances with a lovely girl named Maria and meets Hermine’s friend Pablo, who is a musician. Hermine reveals that she feels the same desperation and emptiness that Steppenwolf feels. She also informs him that he needs to sleep with a young attractive woman.
