Two days later Hazel Morse awakens and starts to cry. Nettie, who has been caring for her, asks her why she had taken the pills and tells her how much trouble she has been. Hazel Morse asks Nettie if she has ever felt like committing suicide. Nettie gives Hazel Morse a postcard from Art and encourages her to cheer up. Hazel Morse feels miserable and toasts Nettie, “Here’s mud in your eye.”