Ashley meets a friend in the village and discovers that the friend's daughter has gone to work for Mallory and that Mallory has outraged the local vicar. Mallory’s servant Cooper has also met with an accident and is now severely brain damaged. Ashley visits Mallory’s house and begins the translation for Mallory.
Ashley encounters a villager in the village and learns that the villager's child has taken up work at Mallory's, while Mallory has antagonized the local priest. Mallory's butler Cooper has also had an accident and is now severely brain damaged. Ashley visits Mallory's house and begins working on Mallory's translation.