The scene opens with a soliloquy by the Governess, in which she laments the fact that her husband has left her. The Governess tells the story of how she tried to protect her marriage from her former lover, but he threw her divorce agreement in her face one year ago. She tells him that she is still his wife, and she calls him a "stupid face" that is only "good for eating sex" . She calls him her name, and he slaps her "proud of yourself" face. She scolds him for slapping the proud face of himself. She then tells him to get out of the room, because she took care of