But as this organ-player leaves for the second time, he looks on the narrator with a look of unimaginable hatred which the narrator sees. Initially fearful of the organ-player's malign intent, the narrator chides himself over his own foolish notions and then exits the church. Whilst venturing home the organ-player is encountered several times along the way, filling the narrator with dread. As he gets closer to home (the Rue du Dragon) he calms himself but then sees the organ player going against him. He struggles to escape but realizes it is futile.