When Esther wakes up, Dr. Nolan is there and Esther feels surprisingly at peace. "The bell jar hung, suspended, a few feet above my head. I was open to the circulating air," she writes. She will be having the treatments three times a week, the number depending on how well she does.
Joan has lost her privileges and she comes to Esther's room to tell her that both of them have letters from Buddy. He is out of the tuberculosis hospital and wants to visit them. Esther discovers that Joan and DeeDee are having an affair, and Joan makes sexual overtures to Esther, but Esther rebuffs her. Esther discusses sexuality and her own virginity with Dr. Nolan. She tells her of her need and.....
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