The Headmistress finds the letters which Sara had received from her father, and Becky commiserates with her. During a shopping trip with Solicitor Barrow, he tells her the details of Ralph's final days and penniless death. Peter helps Sara post a letter to the Bombay police on a ship with a sympathetic captain. Molly complains about the length of time Sara was out, and says she will get no supper that evening.