The scene opens with a conversation between Jo and the other students. Jo tells the girls not to talk about her in front of them, but they ignore her. She tells them that she's fine and that they should sit down and eat some cream bread. When she asks where she is, they tell her that it's where they want to meet her again, but she doesn't want to waste the cream on something that's not edible. She asks where they're going, and they say that they'll meet her later. Jo asks if they've made up, and the girls tell her they haven't. She's mad that they didn't call her, and she tells them she'll be seeing them later. When the girls turn to leave, she asks them to stop talking about