In this short scene, Roxane laments the fact that she has not been able to bring herself to break off her relationship with the man she loves. She realizes that he is a handsome, wealthy man, and that she is in love with him. However, she is unable to reconcile her love for Roxane with her desire to be with a man of higher social status. She decides that it would be wiser for her to stay away from the man, who is likely to be a bachelor.