The Governess tells the Governess that she has promised not to put strays in her room and that she will take care of them herself. She tells her that she is not in Kansas up with the family and that they will freak out when she is out so late. She says that she cant believe that she ruined sarais bike when she fell out on the road. She is sorry about all of this and says that he is a nice guy. She asks if he is always there, and he says he is, and she says she can be too, too, and that he picks up strays and finds homes for them too. She thinks that she and her mother are prejudiced against them in Kansas, but she says that it is rare to see a fine gentleman like him. She adds that if she overexerts herself, her head injury will make her pass out again, and her husband would never be able to help her like that