Penny Gibbs has finally come to a decision about marrying Barry Carlton. As much as she loves him, as much as she has dreamed of the day that they will be married, she has turned him down. It's the next day now, and it's with a heavy heart that Penny leaves for the office, telling Nora at the front door that if anyone asks after her, to tell them she is at the office and that she is too busy to be disturbed.