It's been two years since the dance teacher left, and this is the first time he's shown any interest in the girl. She's a "charming puppy" , he tells her, and he wants to know if he can make her "as firm and dazzling" as he is. The girl says that she's finally become what she wants to be, and that she had a "very long journey" to get there, and now she feels like a puppy.