social-class-reflection

Miranda discovers that her primary income now comes from performing a complex, dark children's story about Princess Nell for an anonymous client, whom she assumes is a little girl. Over time, she develops a continuing relationship with this client, teaching her to read and engaging in an intricate, recursive storytelling process that blends education and narrative. The chapter also reveals Miranda's reflections on quality, her own privileged past, and suspicions about the client's upbringing and parental influence.