Ophelia went down to the gardens to get a closer look at what the gardeners were planting.
When Ophelia thought of Dante courting her, she did not expect the first move he would make would be to get ahead of her to start the garden. Ophelia welcomed the effort since it meant she didn't have to go through the trouble of picking out a spot and finding the vegetables.
Alice was curious why Ophelia was so excited about the vegetables. Surely jewels or dresses would make a better gift for a lady.
'Do not try to understand them,' Alice thought.
Ophelia and Dante were an odd pair, so no matter how Alice tried to understand them, she would never succeed.
"Does this mean I no longer have to prepare the tower for you to grow vegetables? I think a garden should be outside," Alice said, trying to weasel her way out of work.
