Flora learn about Seth; how all that women want is to eat a man up. He says he eats women instead. Flora decides the best course of action is to change the conversation and asks what he does in the evenings. He says he goes to the "talkies", which is a passion. He brags about his vast collection of actress photographs. Seth leaves to go to a talkie. Flora spends a quiet evening in her room and concludes that her plans for tidying up Cold Comfort Far are coming along well.