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While Mrs. Waters and Tom are engaged upstairs, the Sergeant entertains the rest of the company with the history of Mrs. Waters. She is the wife of Mr. Waters, a Captain of the Regiment. The Sergeant is not sure if they were lawfully married or not. At their last station, Mrs. Waters developed an intimacy with the ensign Northerton. The interest turns to Tom, whom Partridge declares to be the heir to the renowned Allworthy. The young lady staying in the inn wishes to depart, but her coachman is too drunk. The landlady joins Jones and Mrs. Waters upstairs for tea and praises the young lady's beauty. Tom sighs, inducing Mrs. Waters' to believe she has a rival. However, since she cares only for his body, she is not greatly concerned.