The Governess asks her sister, the Governess's maid, to come to her house. She tells her that her brother, Scott, has said that he will take his grandfather away with him. She asks if she really wants to take her grandfather home, or if she needs a grandfather to threaten her because of the company's financial problems. She says that she is grateful to her family for their hospitality, but that without them, she is nothing. She warns her sister not to get into trouble with Scott's parents, who will come later that night.