The scene opens in the palace, where the Governess is waiting for her daughter. The Governess tells her that the servants have told her that she is moving to the palace because she looks like her daughter's mother. She says that she hasn't enjoyed loving her daughter since childhood and she will treat her as her mother now that she can come. The two women begin to cry, but the Governress calms them down. She tells them that she has come to say goodbye to their mother, and they are grateful.
The scene opens in the palace, where the Governess is waiting for her daughter. The Governess tells her that the servants have told her that she is moving to the palace because she looks like her daughter's mother. She says that she hasn't enjoyed loving her daughter since childhood and she will treat her as her mother now that she can come. The two women begin to cry, but the Governress calms them down. She tells them that she has come to say goodbye to their mother, and they are grateful.