The next day, the group is back at work, and Madame Bovary asks if they've noticed a change in her lately. She says that she's been dressing up more and more, and that her style has actually improved. She tells the group that she has decided to "counterattack" by becoming beautiful. She's decided that if she becomes beautiful, she'll be loved by the people around her, and if she doesn't become beautiful, then she won't be loved at all. The group thinks that this is a good idea, because it means that she can be beautiful by herself, and they'll love her for it. They also think that the group only cares about appearances, which is why they like her so much. They've made a banner for her to wear to work, so she can wear her new clothes to work. They don't want her to have to wear her old clothes anymore, so they donated all of her clothes to the poor people in the mountains. They thought that she was going to wear them anyway, but she didn't say that she wanted to become beautiful. They think that he's so ruthless that he threw away her clothes, and he gave her a card to buy some new ones. They decide to go shopping when they get back from work.