Once again, Esther remembers Buddy. She remembers Mr. Willard driving her to see Buddy and expressing how much he would love to have her as a daughter. She started to cry, but out of regret and hatred for the situation. She did not wish to marry Buddy. Mr. Willard took them as tears of joy though, and left the situation alone. When she arrived, she was left alone with Buddy. He showed her a poem he had published in the paper. Esther thought it was a terrible poem, but she went along with it. The poem does not just signify a poem, it signifies the fact that Buddy is really trying to prove himself to her. While Esther does not wish to hear it, Buddy really is trying. When he asked her to marry him, all she said was she would never marry. She