The giantess tells her father that she wants him to protect her. He tells her that he will protect her, and she begs him not to fight with her. She tells him that he cannot act impulsively, and that he should come back when he has decided on his engagement. She asks him to apologize to the two women who insulted him. He says that he did not punish him, and he is disappointed that he is not even thankful for the humiliation. She says that she does not want him to be her son, because it is better for him that she be disowned. She adds that she has come home to discuss the situation with her father, and says that love is not important. He replies that someone investigated him at school, and found him to have good looks, curly hair, and a good taste in clothes. He is handsome, and the giantess finds him worthy of being her son. She promises to make her father pay for the insults she has suffered