The scene opens with a flashback to the events of the previous chapter. In this scene, we are introduced to Rosalind's mother, who has taken care of Rosalind for three days. Rosalind is very ill, and she begs her mother to come and look after her. Rosalind tells her mother that she is very sick, and the doctor tells her that she will soon be very weak. Rosalind asks her mother if she can go to the ice cream factory, and her mother says that she can. Rosalind then asks her father if he has agreed to sign a new contract with the company. He says that he has, and that the new contract is more favorable to the company because of what has happened.