fifty, or so, servants have turned out to greet their mistress, and their new master. the land steward, who is the senior servant, introduces the others -- the clerk of the kitchen, clerk of the stables, head gardener, ladies in waiting, butler, valet, chef, cook. roderick's reunion with his mother. patrick rushes out to greet his father. mother arrives. roderick greets her. servants unload her bags. arrival of mr. newcombe, the money-broker.