 She is followed by Captain Charteris, whom she intends to marry in the village church despite her previous engagement to Prince Carlo.Charteris has his best man with him, Tony Chute, of the American Embassy in Paris, as well as Madame Blum, a famous Parisian dressmaker.Prudence Pym, the niece of Nathaniel and Rachel, longs for a more exciting life and someone to love ("A Quaker Girl").