The chapter opens with a conversation between the Governess and her Governess's daughter, Corinna. The Governess complains to her daughter about the way she is being treated by her mother. She says that she has tried to talk to her more than once, but that she is the one who shuts herself down from her. She tells the girl that all abe wants is to play with her, but she "bullies" her. "You've changed," she says, referring to the last time she tried to help abe, when she was "unwilling and slapped" . She asks why she is still bringing up that incident, and she says that it is natural for her to be surprised that her mother wants to hold a baby. "It's natural," she replies, "so it's your fault again." She asks if she could just stay in the orphanage, where she knows that she will be lonely. "Why should 1 belong to the family," she asks, "if it only makes her feel lonely?" . "I'm not a part of that family," Corina replies. "Don't worry, I'm part of your family."