The scene opens with a conversation between the Governess and her companion. The Governess apologizes for taking up her time at lunch and offers to pay for the meal. She says that she is sorry that she has to talk about something during the meal, but she hopes that she can get advice from her companions about how to behave in public. She thinks that it is a waste of their time, and that it must be a "japanese way of think-ing" . She feels that she should have been able to handle keisuke better at the beginning of their relationship, but now that they have been together for a while, she feels that they will be able to work things out better together. She advises them to have enough love for each other and to be confident that they can do anything they want with their next partner.