Part 4: Pages 285-318 Summary

21 December 1874. Miss Prior receives small tokens from Selina every day now. Miss Prior even believes she can feel Selina in the room with her at night and hears a sound, like the bells at Millbank, that wake her each morning. When Miss Prior visits Selina, they make plans with Selina instructing Miss Prior on what she must do to prepare for their escape.

23 December 1874. Miss Prior learns that she, her mother, brother, and Helen are to visit Priscilla and her new husband on their estate in three weeks. This shortens the amount of time Miss Prior has to prepare for Selina's escape. Miss Prior takes the opportunity to sit her brother down and ask about her personal finances. Stephen promises to show her everything the following day when he comes to their house where their father kept the papers...