Chapters 22-24 Summary

Ella, Sir Peter, Dame Olga, and the stepsisters cram themselves into the coach to go home after the wedding. Dame Olga asks Sir Peter just how rich they are now, and Sir Peter admits that he is financially ruined. Olga falls apart in tears, but her new, magical love for Sir Peter will not allow her to hate him for deceiving her during their courtship. However, she immediately turns on Ella, saying that she will not have this pauper living like one of the ladies of the house. She says that Ella must earn her keep, and live in the servants' quarters. Sir Peter says that he will not let her make Ella a servant in her own home. However, he does not stop his bride from grabbing Ella's purse and taking the filigree comb she finds inside. Sir Peter does...