- Miss Overmore starts neglecting Maisie's lessons because she is now busy looking after Mr. Farange and his many guests.
- Miss Overmore and Mr. Farange toy with the idea of sending Maisie to a school or getting her a second governess, but nothing comes of either idea.
- Maisie starts spending a lot of time by herself.
- Maisie also realizes that her stay with her father has lasted longer than it was supposed to; Miss Overmore tells her that this is because her mom doesn't care about her.
- We hear through Miss Overmore that Mrs. Farange, while traveling, has "picked up" a younger male companion (VI.4).
- Miss Overmore tells the girl that Maisie is providing a cover for her relationship with Mr. Farange; without Maisie as an excuse for Miss Overmore's presence in the house, they would cause a scandal.
- Miss Overmore forbids Maisie to write to Mrs. Wix and then bad-mouths her some more to Maisie.