There is something not happening that should have been. There are no recorded conversations between the Levite and his concubine. This is striking. Apparently he has forgotten the purpose of his visit. It has been four months since he and his concubine last talked. We are left wondering when the Levite will speak to her heart
as he intended (Judges 19:3).
6 So the two of them sat and ate and drank together. And the girl’s father said to the man, “Be pleased to spend the night, and let your heart be merry.”