In the middle of the night, the Governess tells the boy that he's been kept in a savage's prison for three years. He's also been punished for his part in the attack on the schoolmaster. The Governess also tells him that the school owes him a lot of money, and that he can't be suspended for six months. He doesn't have anything to say, though, and asks the other students where they're going. The students tell him that they'll be back in class later, but he'll have to wait until they get back