In this short scene, we learn that the Governess has fallen asleep and woken up . The Governess explains that she has fallen in love with her daughter, and that she will be punished for it. She tells her sister not to tell anyone that she is her sister, and to eat her memory so that she can forget all of the trouble. She asks how long it will take for yunge to remember her, and she says that he has promised to come to save her. She says that even if he forgets her, she will never forget him, because she is not a substitute for him. She begs him not to leave her, but he refuses, saying that he would rather die rather than hurt her.