- Ida and Maisie have a heart-to-heart.
- Ida is nicer than usual to Maisie, but still, her serious selfishness and unbelievable obnoxiousness shine through.
- Ida tells Maisie that she's through with Sir Claude and has to go away, doctor's orders. She's planning to leave for South Africa.
- Ida claims to have gone through lots and lots of trouble for Maisie— unbelievable amounts of trouble, in fact.
- Maisie reports to Ida that the Captain has praised her, but Ida seems to have lost interest in him, too.
- Maisie's fondness for the Captain rubs Ida the wrong way, and she hurls awful insults at Maisie right before leaving her.
- Ida has taken some money out of her purse—Maisie can't tell how much—but the final turn in the conversation leads her to put it back, without giving any to Maisie.
- Maisie tells Sir Claude about the conversation and about the fact that Ida is leaving for South Africa.
- Sir Claude exclaims that he's "free" (XXI.35).