The scene opens with a loud tapping on the door, followed by patter's entrance. He tells the girl that he has bought her a new pair of shoes. He asks her to return the shoes, but she refuses, saying that she doesn't need them. He then tells her that he is bound to her, and that he can't continue to serve her because she has a "sweet mouth" and a "poisonous mouth" . He says that he will apply the shoes to her.