Amos' fire and brimstone sends Flora to seek solace briefly in a tea shop where she encounters and subdues Mr Mybug, a London acquaintance. Back at the farm, she meets Seth and discovers what, besides sex, inspires him. Volatile cousin Rubin slowly warms to Flora's planned farm management shake-up and even Big Business gets a breath of fresh air. Educating the otherworldly Elfine is Flora's next task, undertaken in anticipation of a fateful celebration for wealthy young Dick Hawk Monitor's birthday. Aunt Ada, who's gotten wind of Flora's efforts, makes an appearance downstairs just as the revellers are returning triumphant from the ball.
