This scene opens with a conversation between the Governess and her son-in-law. The Governess is worried about her daughter, who is studying at the university, and is worried that her father is going to take her back to her mother's house without telling her. She tells the boy that her mother will return home soon after she finishes her studies, and that he should not worry about her because she will come back as soon as he completes the boarding procedures for her daughter. She also tells him that her daughter is also her daughter and that she will take care