In this short scene, the audience is introduced to a number of characters who have appeared in the previous chapters. The first of these characters is a young woman who has just returned from a trip to India. The young woman, who we now learn is the daughter of Dr. Bledsoe and his wife, is shocked to find herself in the company of a familiar man. She is also shocked to learn that the man she has just seen is the same man who has appeared before her in the past. She also learns that the young man is the one who gave her the crystal, which she now uses to separate herself from the world. She then realizes that the girl she saw in the mirror is not the goddess she thought she was, but rather, a human being. She wonders why the doctor didn't tell her about the girl's transformation before he