In this chapter, we are introduced to Caius's fiancee, Miss Betsey. Caius and Betsey have not spoken for ten years, and Caius is worried that he is trying to woo her. He tells her that he has given her a mission to find him, and he is afraid that he will be the only person who can accomplish the task. He urges her to go through the door and tell him that she loves him and that she is determined to do anything for him. She tells him that they need him to go behind enemy lines to rescuerussell and spread false information about him to the opposition in the spacefront