The next morning, the students discuss the results of the paper, which have been praised by the teachers. The girls are worried that the results will ruin their plans for the rest of the year. They decide to go to the professor's house, where they will discuss the matter with their father, who is also present. The father tells them that he suspects that his daughter has stolen his research assignment, and that he has come to see if his suspicions are correct. He tells the girls that he will defend his daughter's right to do what she wants with her research, but that she should not expect him to do anything for her.