In this short scene, we learn that the lovers are in the middle of an island in the Mediterranean Sea, and that they have been separated for seven years. The lovers argue about whether or not they should return to the mainland, and the narrator tells us that he has lost faith in them both. He says that if they "start over," he will cheat, coax, and force him into things he does not want. If they do not start over, he says, he will have no choice but to beg and plead for their return.