The morning after the wedding, Beth stands at the sink with Nina, facing a mountain of washing-up. Nina asks whether Beth and Frank are all right, and the question immediately exposes Beth’s inner conflict. Beth remembers that she and Frank barely spoke after the wedding, that Frank looked sad as he watched her across the tent, and that his basic kindness makes Beth feel especially guilty for betraying him emotionally.

As Beth thinks through her feelings, she cannot reconcile them. Beth knows she loves Gabriel, but Beth also knows she will not leave Frank. At the same time, Beth feels love and loyalty toward Frank and has no answer for what to do about Gabriel. Beth denies any problem aloud, but inwardly admits that she and Frank are not all right.

Nina then explains that she noticed Beth crying during the wedding dance and says she and Jimmy had worried that choosing an Elvis song had been selfish. The mention of the song brings Bobby sharply back into Beth’s mind. Bobby feels both ever-present and painfully absent, and Beth reflects that the grief of missing him never truly leaves. Nina comforts Beth physically, and Beth hides the real reason for her emotion by blaming a hangover.

As the day goes on, villagers arrive to collect belongings and end up helping, sharing tea, cake, and comic stories from the night before. The cheerful gossip includes talk of drunken mishaps and inappropriate kissing, which makes Beth anxious that someone might have noticed her secret moment with Gabriel. No one appears to reveal it, and through the rest of the afternoon Beth carries the memory of that kiss as both nourishment and torment, deepening her longing while increasing her confusion.