The doll, who has been sold by the ship's owner as a toy, refuses to obey the master's orders. The doll's new owner, the master, tells her that she is now his "rental" and that she must obey him. She begs the master not to give her the ring he gave her the day before, but the master refuses, saying that he cannot trust anyone on the ship. The master tells the doll that she will be given to the highest bidder at the auction the next day, and the doll will be like her new owner. The dolls new owner tells the master that he will spread the release of the doll in his body, and he urges the master to come to his rescue.