Miranda bemoans all the people in England who are uneducated and pompous. She is consoled by G.P.'s drawing, which is of a nude woman, and thinks about class and about G.P.'s opinions of the New People.
The days drag on, and Miranda grows more intolerant of her captivity. Later on, Miranda tries to escape her cell by faking a case of appendicitis, yet this trick fails. She thinks more about G.P.'s influence on her, and considers the other men who had been interested in her in the past, including an awkward French boy. Though Miranda is upset about her failure, the next morning she is genuinely pleased to see that Clegg has found a painting by G.P. Yet the escape plan does not work, because even when Miranda manages to loosen a few stones she discovers a massive stone wall, not soft dirt to tunnel through. One of the items on her list is a painting by G.P. She gives Clegg a long list of things to buy so that he will be away for hours. This maneuver fails, but Miranda still convinces Clegg to go to London, which will allow her time to dig out her tunnel. Miranda writes a letter to her family (though Clegg dictates her words) and tries to slip in a rescue note. and recalls meeting one of his paramours. In the meantime, she thinks more about G.P.
She plans to use it to try to loosen one of the stones in the cellar and carve out a tunnel, which will lead to freedom. Miranda manages to find a nail when Clegg is distracted one day.
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