The next morning, Delia wakes up and tells her father that she has passed her test. She tells him that everyone in the town has a bad reputation, and that in order to "atone" for their sins, they must be "equals" in society. Delia is shocked to find that her father's daughter is starving. She asks Delia if she is all right, and Delia tells her that she thinks she fainted. When Delia leaves, she tells her son that she does not like her mother as her mother does.