Summary

Thea returns from the dance, and all of her cabin mates are still awake. Sissy is the only one who is missing. Before they go to bed, Mary Abbott asks where Sissy is, and if they should tell someone she isn’t home. When everyone is asleep, Thea gets up and lays in Sissy’s bed. She is momentarily angry at Sissy’s carelessness.

The next morning, as Thea walks to the Castle, she feels girls around her staring and whispering, but she isn’t sure if it’s just her imagination. Rachel appears and takes Thea’s hand. She wants to know if Thea will start giving them riding lessons again. Thea avoids the question, but knows she won’t. Sissy tells Thea that she and Boone are secretly engaged. Thea genuinely congratulates Sissy. Thea points out that people are staring at them...