In this chapter, the young heroine, Miss Jessel, explains to her fiance, Mr. Archer, that she needs him to meet her, even if they don't get along. She's afraid that if they do, she'll have to run away, and she doesn't want to hurt his feelings. Archer tells her that he's surprised that she's not frightened of him, and that she should be more polite to him. He's older, and unlike her, he'll be unaffected by a ten-year-old like her. Archer is surprised that the young woman isn't frightened by him, but he says it's probably because he was so shaken up by the previous day's events that he was afraid of what he might do in the future. He tells her to just smile vaguely, and then he says that she shouldn't be afraid of him at all. Archer says that he should have told her sooner, and he says the weather is changing quickly in the autumn. He says he'd rather have the peaceful days of riding lessons lasting forever than the days of studying with Archer. He was planning on stopping by to pick up his fiance and his new lady-in-waiting, mystia, when he heard that they were going to have tea together. He asks Archer to take him for a ride, and Archer agrees, but says he won't let his fiance kiss her on the cheeks. He also says that, since they're already there, they should all have tea. Archer explains that he and his fiance are going to end their engagement, so their families won1t fight. He doesn1t know what he will do now that he has to study with Archer, so he decides to go abroad and study, but if something does happen, he needs to be carried away.