In 1907, Rose and Adeline travel on the Lusitania to New York while Eliza stays behind. Unbeknownst to Rose, Adeline has convinced Eliza to decline to trip so as not to ruin her cousin’s marital prospects. Back at Blackhurst, Linus instructs Davies to groom the neglected far end of the maze. Linus wants to give Eliza the walled garden beyond it, knowing how much Georgiana loved the place. Eliza comes to cherish the garden as a spot to get away and write her stories. Although Linus fears losing himself in the maze on the way to the walled garden, he seats himself on a bench near the maze entrance, hoping to take pictures of Eliza as she emerges.

While in New York, Rose falls in love with Nathaniel Walker. She tells Adeline that the couple wants to wed. Adeline is livid because Nathaniel is a penniless artist. Even though she can’t dissuade her daughter from the match, she hatches a scheme promote her son-in-law’s interests by creating a demand for his portraits among her society friends. When Eliza hears about Rose’s impending marriage, she grows jealous and fears that Nathaniel will replace her in Rose’s affections: “She didn’t want to feel envious, to harbor this barbed lump.