A desperate woman pleads with Mr. Bacon to donate blood to save his son Yale from dying, but Bacon refuses, declaring his blind son a useless heir. The woman then makes a shocking offer: she will donate her own corneas to restore Yale's sight. She reveals she has no family and once promised Yale she would be his eyes and family. Bacon agrees but forbids her from marrying Yale due to her low social status, to which she vows to leave after the transplant so she won't be a burden.