A Cup of Tea
- Hearing the snick of the lock to her room, Lakshmi thinks that Mumtaz has arrived to beat her; instead it is Shahanna with a cup of tea.
- Shahanna says that Mumtaz will let Lakshmi live if she submits, and that it's not so bad in Happiness House, because in the city, she would be treated horribly.
- Yet Lakshmi still refuses.
- Shahanna says that if Lakshmi continues to refuse, Mumtaz will sell her to another brothel.
- As Shahanna leaves, Lakshmi wants to ask her to stay, but she has learned from the city people how to hide her emotions.