The next morning, the Governess wakes up in the middle of the night to find that her husband has fallen asleep. The Governess tells her husband that she's tired and wants to go to bed, but she can't bear the thought of waking up with her husband in bed with her. He's already fallen asleep, so she'll sleep with him instead. She's worried that he'll wake up and find out that she and her husband are in bed together. She asks her husband why he's so hurried, and he tells her that he has to go back to work.