The scene opens in the middle of the night, and the Governess is in a panic. She has come to see whether or not she is pregnant. The Governess tells her that she is not pregnant, but that she will soon be. She asks if she has come because she is afraid of her husband, and she says that she did not want to be afraid of him. She tells him that he is a lecher, and that he should stop kissing her. He tells her to stop saying awful things, and he promises that he will never hurt her again.