This chapter opens with a soliloquy by the Governess, in which she tells the audience that her name is Ursula, and that she is a member of the Free Officers' Association. She says that she does not want to be a traitor, because she feels that she has saved the lives of many men and women, including herself. She also says that Ursula is not a traitor because she has not yet given her name to the enemy. The Governess then asks the audience to imagine Ursula's reaction to the news that her husband has been killed. Ursula says that it is not her fault that she was killed, as she was weak and indecisive. She adds that she believes that the reason for the death of her husband is that he has been preparing to be tried as a traitor. Ursula then asks if she can imagine what her husband would think if he knew that she had killed a man. Ursula replies that she cannot imagine what his reaction would be. She believes that he would have killed the man because he was a coward, and she would not have killed him if she had known that he was weak. She thinks that he might have killed someone because he had been preparing for the trial. Ursula also believes that corporal Oland has not given up his weapons and lantern because he has lost his ability to make decisions. She wonders if he would feel the same way if he had not lost his true self. She concludes that he does not know what his true feelings are, but that they are