In this chapter, we learn that Olivia and Olivia's mother, Mariane, has decided that Olivia should marry her son, Chester. Mariane tells Olivia that the wedding should be postponed until after she has had a chance to discuss the matter with her daughter-in-law. Olivia tells Mariane that she will not be able to attend the wedding because she is pregnant with her first child, and Mariane advises her to postpone the wedding until after her child is born.