In which the industrious Jeanie Deans composes several heartfelt letters to her family and friends, conveying the hopeful tidings of her sister's pardon and the kindness of the Duke of Argyle, whose noble intercession has wrought a measure of deliverance. Amidst the bustle of London society and the tender care of her kinswoman Mrs. Glass, Jeanie's thoughts persistently turn to home and the bittersweet prospect of exile imposed upon her sister, drawing solace from letters of encouragement and visions of humble peace.