The Governess tells her sister not to listen to the Governess, who has news for her. She tells her that Lockwood is her new landlord, and that he has already agreed to act as her guarantor. She says that she doesn't know where Lockwood came from, but that she has seen him act as someone else's guarantor before. The elder Governess warns her sister to stay away from her brother, who is upset that the town wants to kick him out. He says that he is upset because the town is trying to rid him of "some sort of menace" . He adds that he does not like living with anyone, because it makes him uncomfortable to have someone else in the house. He thinks it would be better if he left the town.