Back at home, the Governess asks the boy how he got home. The boy tells her that he loved her and that he told her to hate him. The Governess tells him that she never said she hated him, but that he said she should hate him so that she would not be able to see him again. She tells the boy that the reason she went to him was probably because she has feelings for him, too. She apologizes for saying what she did, but says that it was selfish to tell the boy not to quit because he was in a slump. She says that she wants the boy to fight because he's still healthy and she wants him to stand in her way if he wants to quit. She wants the two of them to fight, and she says that if he does, she'll stand in his way.