In this short scene, the Governess tries to convince her daughter, who has just canceled her engagement, to let go of her father. She tells her that her father was arrested on an impulse, and that she did not call the police. The Governess tells her sister that she has no right to interfere in a matter between her and her father, since she is not related to the green company. She also warns her that the position at Brain's House is dangerous, since her father is not a member of the company.