This chapter opens with a conversation between a nobleman and a young lady. The nobleman tells the young lady that Darcy is going to choose a new maid for him. The young lady is jealous of the young woman's efforts to win the prince's favor. She tells the nobleman that she is also jealous of Sophia's desire to marry a man of her own choosing. She also tells him that she would like to help her father return to power, but that she does not know who that man would be