In this short scene, the audience is introduced to a number of characters who have been introduced in the previous two acts. The first person introduced is the Governess, who tells the audience that she has been trained to play the trump card. The Governess asks the audience to imagine what it must be like to be an idiot like her. She tells them that she is bored with her training and that she would like to do something better. The audience is shocked at the idea that a person like her could be so stupid. She also tells them to imagine that she and her friend are in love with each other and that they would like each other to marry. The two of them discuss what it would be like for a man like her to marry a woman of her social class. They also discuss the fact that they are both afraid of losing their virginity.