In this short scene, Madame de Pomfret's maid, Maria, tells us that things are not looking too good for her. She's worried about her brother, Leroux, who's getting ready to leave, and about her sister-in-law, Elizabeth, who is still at home. Maria tells her that she's going to leave soon, and she asks if she has a cigarette. Leroux says he doesn't have one, and Maria tells him that it's still painful for her to be out in the sun all day, so she'll have to wait until her brother leaves. Maria says that she loves her, and that she can't wait to leave. She tells Leroux that they're going to sew a shirt for each other,