The Governess is waiting for her bath. She's impatient and wants to know what she's supposed to do. She asks the Governess to rub her body gently with a sage, but the woman doesn't seem to know how to do it. She says she wants a gentle touch, but she also wants a touch that's "romantic" and "softer" . She wants to be able to "bounce" her body and "flick shiver" , and she wants her body to be "reacting" and not "acting" at all . The woman says she can't do it, but then she realizes that it's her last chance to do something nice for her grandmother.