The Governess and the Governess's servant, Mr. Rouncewell, are having breakfast together. They're having a bit of a tiff about whether or not they should eat their breakfast, and the girl asks if she can have the next day off from school. She's worried that she'll have bad memories of her time at school, so she wants to know if it's okay if she borrows him for the day. He says he's not going to go back to England like this, and that he'll come back with a good memory of her