In this short scene, the Governess tells her sister that if she is in love with him, then she must marry him. The Governess, however, is not worried about her sister's love for her brother; she is worried about the common perception that siblings are forbidden to be lovers, and that if they cannot stay in the city, they can go to their "fiefdom" and live together forever. She asks her sister if she has a feeling for her, and she replies that she does, but that she has been hungry for some time. She says that she knows that her mother did not understand her feelings, but this feeling is not out of love, but out of gratitude or mixed feelings, including the curiosity of women. She explains that she thinks her sister makes a mistake in thinking that her love is out of curiosity, because she has no other women around her, so she thinks she had to make her accept her love. She tells her that she is patient with her, though she is so hungry