The next morning, the Governess arrives at the door of the house. She is very excited to see her husband. She asks him if he would like her to stay with him. The Governess tells him that he is welcome to stay as long as he pleases. He tells her that he will try his best to keep their distance. When she asks him what is wrong, he says that she is playing hard to get. She pretends to be scared of him, but she is actually trying to get closer to him. He asks her if she is adopting new tactics, and she says that it is not clear whether she is making a new break with him or not. When he asks her why they would come to find her, she replies that she does not even know them. She says that if she were him, she would be worried to death. She tells him to bring food to her room, and when he asks what kind of food she would like, she says, "what kind of person?"