In this short scene, the Governess is trying to convince her husband that she is doing a good job of taking care of herself. She is worried that he is taking her joke too seriously and that it is making her heart race. The Governess asks him if he has ever asked her when her birthday is, and he replies that he has only been curious about it because he was the first person to ask him. He then tells her that his "bucket list" was on his list and that he would like to go out with her on a date