On Monday, as Grant is about to leave school for the day, one of his students informs him that Miss Emma wants him to stop by on his way home. When he arrives at Miss Emma's, he finds that Tante Lou and Rev. Ambrose are with her. After offering him some coffee, Miss Emma asks him why he lied to her concerning his last visit with Jefferson. Instead of admitting that he lied to protect her feelings, Grant insists that he told the truth, even after Miss Emma tells him that she had to hit Jefferson.
Several days later, Grant overhears Tante Lou and Miss Eloise discussing Miss Emma's last visit with Jefferson and learns that Miss Emma slapped Jefferson for repeating his degrading act of imitating a hog. The scene then shifts back to Miss Emma's kitchen, where Rev. Ambrose and Tante Lou are doing their best to comfort Miss Emma, who insists that Grant go back to visit Jefferson.
