The Governess introduces her daughter, the Governess's granddaughter, to the audience. She says that she will also be in command of the family's affairs. She tells her daughter that she should plan for her wedding soon. She also tells her that it is getting late, so she invites her to dinner. She asks her daughter if she wants to talk about her love story with Little Uncle. She wants to know about it, but she is not interested in hearing about it. Little Uncle is a cold, aloof man, she says. He used to smile at her when she was a child, contrary to the way he is now. He will never tell her about his love story, she tells him. She will tell him about Little Uncle's past, and then she will forget about him. When she was young, her mother told her that her grandfather had little Uncle when he was younger. He took great care of him, and since then, he has learned everything he can from his grandparents