The scene opens with the narrator lamenting the fact that his lover, Elmire, is not with him. She is gone, and he wonders where she is. He asks Elmire to take him to dinner, but she refuses, saying that she is too modest. The narrator then asks for a favor from Elmire: he wants to lay his head on Elmire's lap. Elmire says that she has learned a lot from him, and that she will do the same for her lover. She asks him to press a certain spot on her body, and Elmire responds by saying that the spot is too close to her. She continues to press the same spot, and the narrator says that this is sexual harassment. He says that the manager of the shop is happy to see him, as he is getting better at "massaging" .