A nurse was appointed to check up on Ruth at short intervals. She came every hour and, check if there was any improvement in Ruth's condition. Elsie and Ida had camped outside Ruth's room.
Elsie asked Lester if she could bring Mrs Payne into the old building, but he refused that idea. He was afraid that a human could get to know their identities.
Little did he and the others know that Mrs Payne knew more than they thought. Only Edwin had an idea of how much she might know. That was why he did not think twice before declaring his right over Ruth when Mrs Payne asked to see her.
Because he knew that she would understand him. And, she did!
She kept weeping in her home, praying to God for Ruth's wellbeing. She cursed herself for letting Ruth go alone.