In this short scene, we are introduced to the director of academic affairs, who is in the middle of a conversation with his assistant. The conversation is interrupted by the arrival of a letter from Cang-Cang. The letter is addressed to the lady in question, and it is written in Cang's own handwriting. The director is shocked to learn that the letter has been written by the woman in question. He asks her to read the letter before he leaves the room.