In this short scene, the Governess tries to get the madman to stop acting so childishly. She asks him if he's unhappy about something. He tells her that's the only way for him to get her to show interest in him. The Governess tells him that if he really wants to hear something from her, he should put down the gun first. He's not going to die easily, she tells him. But if he wants to kill her anyway, it'd be better for her to die like that. He says that if she planned to kill him anyway, he would be better off dead like this. He then says that he'll explain everything to her.