Back at the hotel, the Governess tells her daughter-in-law that she's going to go back to her hotel room. The Governess says that she doesn't think about sparing Wendy, but that she was kind to her when she gave her everything she wanted. She's not responsible for what happened, she says, because she was soft and didn't fight for anything. She says that wendy is an educated, grown-up woman who can't be held responsible for her actions. She can blame herself for what she did, but she'll be a good person now.