Part 3: Pages 234-281 Summary

28 November 1874. Miss Prior has a new escort on a visit to Millbank. This escort, Miss Craven, shows Miss Prior the bathrooms and where they store the inmates' clothing. Miss Craven shows Miss Prior inside some of the boxes that hold the prisoners' belongings and Miss Prior finds herself wondering how many of the matrons laugh over the items the prisoners bring to prison. When Miss Prior spots Selina's box, she fakes a fainting spell. When Miss Craven goes for help, Miss Prior climbs up to the box and looks through Selina's clothing. Along with a dress, stockings, and shoes, Miss Prior finds the hair cut from Selina's head upon her arrival at jail. Miss Prior wants to take it, but Miss Craven returns with Miss Ridley before she can. So upset by nearly getting caught, Miss Prior decides to...