The Governess tells Lockwood that she is going to visit her sister-in-law, who is suffering from an acute gastrenteritis. Lockwood tells her that the doctors did not know earlier that she was pregnant, and that she has been given anti-inflammatories to treat her condition. Lockwood says that he does not know whether she will be able to keep the baby, but that he will raise the baby for her. Lockwood asks if he should run away, and Lockwood replies that he would rather be a wife at home