The doctor is exhausted and asks to be left alone with his wife. He tells her that he has heard that her sister has gone to see her brother-in-law, and that she should be grateful for the visit. She tells him that she has been spoiled by her sister, who is too arrogant to appreciate anyone as good as her highness. The doctor says that he is not allowed to see his wife because he is responsible for the whole city. She asks him why he is there, and he says that it is because he has given the city back to the prince