The scene opens in the dining room of the duke's house, where the young master and his grandfather are drinking. The young master tells his grandfather that he has passed the marriage contract on to him through a secret method. The grandfather is relieved, but he is still drunk. He asks his grandson if he feels happy, and he says that he did not promise him that he would. He then tells his grandson that he will take him back to his wife, who will then send him back.