The next morning, the Governess is worried about the mark that has been placed on her property. She asks the Surveyor if there is a way to remove the mark once it has been set. The Surveyor tells her that it is possible to do so, but that she must file a request with the Registry to get it removed elsewhere. The Governess tells the Surveyor that she will be leaving for Boston the next day, and that she needs the Surveyor's help in getting the mark removed. She tells him that she has seen Vernon at school today, and she knows that he is suspicious. She says that she trusts him to protect her, and he is too old to be a bodyguard for a young girl like her. She warns the Surveyor not to bring Vernon back to the house, as she does not want to see him there anymore.