The governess tells the young woman that she has been living in London for two days and that she needs to find a job. She tells her that the lord and his wife, the baron, are looking for a lady to govern the household. The baron's wife, Marie, is a town girl, so she knows a lot about the world of high society. Marie's husband has a booming business, but the family has been shunned in social circles because they are newly titled. The governess asks when she will begin her lessons with Missabella. The young woman says that she will write to her and the others, but that she does not want to force her to go to an institution that will "rejuvenate" her bad memories.