The mice got to the lake by first Miss Bianca decided to resign from Chairwoman and to keep to her private life. Bernard decided to throw her a party, so then they had a water picnic to celebrate with no speeches on Miss Bianca’s . The mice danced, “The Dashing Brown Mouse, Roll out the Walnuts, Jenny’s Whiskers and then they danced to Hickory Dickory, Mousetown Races, and that oldest favorite of all, Belling the Cat!” They danced on lily pads and Miss Bianca would have liked Le Cambert, but she still enjoyed the other dances. As she admired the view, she noticed an old turret with ivy crawling over the walls, when she looked in the water, she saw the reflection and said “Do observe, Bernard, the reflection of the turret in the moat! It’s quite like Canaletto!” 

 When she looked closer she saw a piece of paper, and sent a Boy Scout to scamper up and fetch it. The Boy Scout went and brought down the piece of paper, which in reality, was a piece of linen or fabric. Miss Bianca was a bit angry that mice or people would litter like that! So, she told Bernard to hold onto it until they reached a bin. After she spoke of her going back to her private life, she then cast a backwards glance to the turret after her speech and saw a second piece of paper! She was very quiet on the way home because her thoughts were occupied, but since most mice were quiet too, nobody remarked. Miss Bianca finally told Bernard what was bothering her, “I tell you that the turret has a prisoner inside!” She soon went back to the second piece of paper, realizing it was another piece of fabric, and saw the name that was faintly visible: “Mandrake”. At first, Miss Bianca was not too deeply sympathetic, or sorry, but she soon realized that the Grand Duchess would kill him for letting Patience escape. She soon felt that she had to help and rescue him.