As the scene opens, the Governess is standing under a tree and flirting with her assistant. The Governess wants to know why the man is staring at her seductively. The man replies that he is not aware of her and that she is just trying to get him to push her to the side. She tells him that it is necessary for him to go to the next sea-side training camp next week because he is going as well as he can be. She asks him to call her by her first name so that she will know who she is talking to