Enola rides through the countryside, elated at her escape. She encounters a nomadic community of Roma people and recalls how, unlike most people of her class, Eudoria was always friendly toward the Roma and admired their way of life. Enola waves to them and is pleased when some of the women and children wave back. She knows that Mrs. Lane would accuse the Roma of being dirty thieves; she herself thinks this might be true, but it does not make her feel less generous toward them. Later, she encounters a traveling peddler and buys a carpetbag from him.

That night, Enola finds a tree-covered hill to sleep on. She takes off the uncomfortable corset and transfers some of her possessions from their hiding spots into the carpet-bag. She leaves her stash of money hidden in the corset’s bustle. In the distance, she can see the lights of a town and hear the whistle of an approaching train. She decides that, in the morning, she will get a train to London.

The next day, she dresses in Eudoria’s mourning clothes, noting with satisfaction how well-disguised she is by the dark veil. She feels a little sad about having to abandon her bicycle as she enters the bustling village.