Morf experiences Dease's work at closer range than intended.
That night, Nie Mingjue dreams of Qinghe, but it is a Qinghe that is far from home.
Garrupe and Rodrigues, returning.
Back in England, Jopson and Crozier invent new formalities for themselves.
Krennic contemplates the dizzying array of interplanetary sexual diversity. Galen is mortified.
Tom and Peter, partners in disguise.
The two of them are marked by water.
But thou dost in thy passages of life
Make me believe that thou art only marked
For the hot vengeance and the rod of heaven
To punish my mistreadings.
Edward receives an education in the inutility of virtue. The Earl abducts him for a session of discipline.