This scene opens with a conversation between a woman and a man. The woman tells the man that she is sorry for what has happened, but that she loves him just as much as he loves her. The man asks her if she would like to marry him, and she says she does not. She tells him that their marriage was a contract, and that she would not have married him if it had not been for her mother. She also tells him to act innocently, as they both know that he stole his position. She says that if it weren't for his mother, she wouldn't have been with him. He tells her that he hates her because she is not allowed to play the piano. He says that he will stand by