The Governess asks Bai Ling whether she is feeling well, and she tells him that she is. Bai Ling tells the Governess that she did not want her to drink the water she had been drinking, because she wanted to raise her status so that she would be able to marry Caius. When Caius enters her room, she smells bad, so she leaves. When she returns, she finds that Caius is not well. She tells Bai Ling that she has something to tell her brother, and Bai Ling says that she must not be spanking Caius