The Governess tells the Governess that she's too friendly to her younger colleague, and she'll make sure that she doesn't push her too hard. She's also worried about her younger co-worker, who she thinks is "unso ciable" and "scared" . She tells her that she invited her out for tea because she wanted to get to know her better. The Governress is surprised that she didn't say anything wrong at work. She says she'd have been happy if someone had said that to her before. She also says that she and her co-workers have known each other since childhood, and that they've always been "siblings" because they have to "take care of" their teacher, who is "inconsistent and not really reliable." She says that everyone thought they were siblings because of this, and because of it, everyone thought that they were "good and bad parts" of the teacher. She goes on to say that the teacher is always straight-for-ward and nice to her, and he tells her all of her "no"s and "good"s. She wonders why the teacher has never said anything to her about this. She asks if she can't come to work to tell the class that day, but she can only do it by herself.