After this section of reading my I found my prediction of Lyra's life improving, was shown to be false. Mrs. Coulter turned out to be another typical, corrupt and evil adult figure in this story. At first Lyra is thoroughly enjoying her new life with Mrs. Coulter. Mrs. Coulter treats her well with great luxury and Lyra's favorite part is all the new clothes Mrs. Coulter buys her. This turns out to just be a plan to draw in Lyra and for her to trust Mrs. Coulter, even though she shouldn't. When Lyra first meets Mrs. Coulter she falsely reads Mrs. Coulter to be a truly warm-hearted kind figure, but Pantalaimon isn't so sure about her daemon, the gold monkey. This is a foreshadow that the author Phillip Pullman uses to show that Mrs. Coulter doesn't mean well to Lyra after all.
Lyra finds out about Mrs. Coulter's true self at a party that Mrs. Coulter organizes for her company friends. Lyra overhears guest talking about Dust and the General Oblation Board, which Lyra finds out is a code name for the Gobblers, who are responsible for the disappearences of various students.
At the end of this section of reading, Lyra runs away from the party and escapes into the city with Pantalaimon, where she feels "free." Hopefully, the "golden compass" can save Lyra from her misery.
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