The scene opens with a soliloquy in which Shmoop laments the fact that he has fallen in love with a woman he does not yet know. He is overcome with gratitude for the food he has just eaten, for the opportunity to see the beautiful girl, and for the chance to meet her. He feels that his love for her is a side of him, and he is moved by her beauty and coolness. He asks if she is all right, and she assures him that she is. She asks him if he would like to spend some time alone with her, but he refuses, saying that he is on his way home by taxi. He then asks her if she wants to spend more time with him. She says that she does not want to, because she is on her way home