Madame de Guiche asks Madame Pernelle why she hasn't explained the situation to her son. Madame de Bois-Guiche says that she doesn't want her son to think that he's doing something wrong. She's not going to give him a prize if he still wants her son's father to like him. She also says that if Madame De Guiche still wants him to like her son, then she'll let him learn to please her. Madame Guiche is shocked and says that things are not as they seem. Madame De Beauvoir says that Madame de Beauvoir really likes her son and that she's going to do anything for him, even if it means going against her family's wishes. She says that before they got married, she was not optimistic that they would get married because they're not suited for each other.