- The next morning, Octavian and his mother are taken back into the house.
- Lord Cheldthorpe has finally left for South Carolina (yay)… but things are bad.
- Mr. Gitney's totally preoccupied with the state of the College, and he doesn't even have time to really deal with what Octavian and Cassiopeia experienced.
- The first of the College's equipment is sold.
- Clearly, the College has no more funding.
- Times are definitely changing.