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Miss Knag and the other women make Kate's life miserable, particularly when she is called to model. Her pitiful salary is earned with much hardship.
When she leaves work, she finds her mother talking to her uncle. He invites Kate to dine with him tomorrow. Mrs. Nickleby, while deciding what Kate should wear, laments on the jewels she had to give up. She wishes her husband had taken her advice to make arrangements with the creditors.
Ralph wants Kate to entertain at a party for some business associates. Kate agrees to help, though she isn't certain she'll be good at it.
Mrs. Nickleby thinks her brother-in-l
