In this short scene, the Governess tells the boy that his father has tricked him into thinking that he is an idiot. He tells him to remember that today is the day that he will have to find a sheath for his sword. He also tells him not to repeat the mistake of the previous day, when he was attacked by a vicious dog. The Governess then tells him that his uncle is away, and that he should come inside and have his wound "couture tot" , which means that the wound was nothing, really. He then tells her that he misses the time when they were trying to sound out the other. Now that everything is in the open, they no longer need