The Governess tells Lockwood that she must make a decision: she must tell Lockwood that he must stay with her, or she must leave. Lockwood is horrified, but the Governess assures him that she is not a homosexual and that he is better off dead than having another disaster. She asks him to accept her proposal, but he refuses, saying that he has been thinking of her so much that he cannot sleep at night, and he is afraid that she will reject him. He asks her to accept him, but she says that she has confirmed that he does not be a homosexual, and that she would rather die than have him punished for causing her to fall in the water. She tells him that he should seek someone else, and she gives him her waistband as a token of her love. She says that if he rejects her, he should tear it back to her, and if his highness rejects him, she should give it back as a memento to her. She apologizes that the General is not available, but Lockwood says that he now controls all affairs at the place. He says that Lockwood is still alive, and they should bury him. Lockwood says he will get the body back from his lover, but that he will have to make up for his drowning.