The scene opens with a breathless kiss between the two lovers. The kiss is interrupted by the sound of a rope around the neck of the man who gave the kimono to the woman. The man is trying to explain to the girl why he gave her the kimono, but the girl is not interested in the explanation. She asks the man why he would give her a kimono, and the man explains that it is a message for her age. The woman is horrified, but she is unable to understand why the man would give such a thing to her. She is afraid that someone will find them, and she begs the man to stop. He does not want to be found, and he gives the woman a present, a snow moon.