The Governess is worried about her son-in-law's feelings for her. He asks her if she thinks she should marry him, and she says she doesn't think so. She worries that he's going to fall for someone else, and that she'll forget about him. She also worries about him falling in love with someone else. She says that if he were in the capital, he'd have loads of ladies to marry him. He's talented, she says, and if he really loved her, he wouldn't want to ask her this question. He says that some people just fall for tyrants, and when they're hurt, they have to blame themselves. He also says that the Governess's grandfather once said that there weren't many members of their family alive, so she should sacrifice a little bit to have a baby.