In this short scene, we learn that the Governess has been caught having an affair with a man in a hotel room. The Governess is not happy about it, but she is also afraid that the man will leave her alone in the hotel room during the day. She tries to comfort him by saying that she has done all she can to keep her mistress safe, but the kiss she is about to give her is too soft for her comfort. She asks him to kiss her again, but he refuses, saying that he has not kissed her in a long time.