In this chapter, the young woman introduces herself as the Governess's daughter. The Governess explains that she has known about her father's existence for many years and that she loves him as much as she loves her father. She says that she came to see her father because he has been acting strange lately. She tells him that she can't control him and that he is siding with Colin. She asks him to intervene in the conflict. She explains that everyone knows that the shens and the bafangs have bad blood and that it has been kept a secret for so long. She suggests that she might be able to help her father by driving him away from Colin, but that she doesn't have the power to do so.