The scene opens with a description of a day spent together by the Governess and her two children. The Governess tells the children that they will be spending the day together, but she is not sure what to do with them. She asks the children if they love playing with the things, and the children respond that they do, but that they have no key to the house. She tries to explain that she has to go to a store to buy a new suit of clothes, but the children tell her that they would rather play with the old ones. She also tells them that she is going to a spa the next day, and that she does not want to cancel her plans because she wants to spend time with her friends. She tells them to hide the handcuffs on the house, but they refuse to listen to her, saying that they are too popular. She says that she would like to wrap the handcuffs and get home, but then she realizes that she will have to return the swimsuit, which she has already ordered. She is worried that the children will think she is trying to cheat them, and she tells them not to follow her. She then tells them she has been thinking about Geric, and wonders if he feels reassured that she won't be able to fall in love with him. The children respond by telling her that she should go home already, because she is already thinking about him. They tell her she is making fun of her, and when she says she did not mean any harm, they respond by saying that she makes fun of people all the time