The next morning, Mr. Dupuis complains to his servant that his drawings are stained and need to be cleaned up. He tells the servant to go home with him and finish his work the next day. The servant refuses, saying that he is just a "petty employee" and that there is no need for him to wait for his master. He says that he has apologized for his treatment of her, but that now she is treating her drawings like worthless paper. She begs him to leave now, otherwise, if anything should happen to him, she will not have to pay for his death.