"...you realise that you really are different to them; that there are people out there, like Madame, who don't hate you or wish you any harm, but who nevertheless shudder at the very thought of you-of how you were brought into this world and why..." (pg. 36)
Though Miss Lucy is mentioned in Chapter 2, she is not fully introduced until Chapter 3. She is directly described on page 26 as being very athletically, and then she is indirectly characterized as being kind and caring in the way she talks to Tommy. Ishiguro spends a lot of time describing the conversation between Miss Lucy and Tommy. Miss Lucy hints at something about Donations to Tommy, and going along with my earlier prediction, I believe she is talking about organ donations. I have a feeling she will very influential in coming chapters.
Madame is also introduced and characterized in this chapter. Kathy comes out and says that Madame never talks to them, but it is not until later in the chapter, when the girls run their experiment that the full extent of Madame's separation becomes apparent. The quote above is from after said experiment, and I think the story is just starting to pick up, and though I'm sure there will be many more questions, I'm hoping there might be some answers too.
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