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During a day trip to Port Levy, Juliet's parents announce that they are going away and plan to leave Juliet behind.

Her fear of being left alone makes her hysterical, culminating in her first direct experience of the Fourth World, perceiving it as a land where all is beautiful and she is safe.

She asks Pauline to come with her, and the world that Juliet sees becomes visible to Pauline, too.

This is presented as a shared spiritual vision, a confirmation of their " Fourth World " belief, that informs the girls ' predominant reality and affects their perception of events in the everyday world.