All the same, the blue trousers are too tight. And they scratch. She needs a dress. On with her jewellery and handbag - Orlando now feels equipped to investigate her new environment. A shop on the street: what strange shoes people are now wearing ... and then Orlando is distracted. A cafe - a clamour of voices crowding the summer air. Orlando would like to get to know these people, talk to them, learn more about them. But how can she start up a conversation? Orlando tries the old cigarette trick. It works - a woman comes over and offers her a light. Opposite her sits a young couple - and, look, the man is carrying the baby on his stomach. Orlando is confused. Did she sleep through all these changes ? There's another woman with long hair, but, as Orlando ascertains, it is no longer the silken splendour of the past. And men now wear golden earrings ... Orlando is fascinated! She starts to think ...