Despite her many letters, Juliet does not hear from Sidney for five days. She tracks down his secretary, Miss Tilly, who informs her that Sidney has left for Australia to help Piers Langley, a mutual friend and fellow writer. In her last note, Juliet explains her developing knowledge of Mark and his love of literature. Later, she speaks with Sophie about her brother’s impromptu trip to Australia, her concerns about him and his distaste for Mark, and how Mark is wining and dining her across London.

Juliet explains to Isola how she came to fall in love with the writings of the Brontë sisters when she was assigned to read Wuthering Heights in school. She describes how the Brontës’ stories gripped her to her very core, and how she came to appreciate each sister’s unique personality. Two days later, Juliet receives a letter from another Society member by the name of Eben Ramsey. Though he had initially hesitated to contact her, he revised his opinion after she gave Dawsey a book. According to Eben, though many of the Society members had not read since their school years, they forced themselves to read to substantiate Elizabeth’s lie to the German soldiers.