The scene opens with a soliloquy by the Governess, who is in her mid-thirties and weak to sex. The Governess asks the audience to imagine what it must be like for her to be completely naked. She tells the audience that she is thinking about how she is totally drenched in water. She reminds the audience of the water balloons she used to use at the festival when she was drunk. She says that if she stays around her, she will dry her off, but if she gets wet, she wants to touch her so that she will not get hurt. She then asks her lover to kiss her, and he responds by saying that he does not want to get hurt, but that he wants her to stay by his side