In this short scene, the young lovers discuss the recent fashion week in Paris. The young lovers lament the fact that they will not be able to catch up with each other in the coming year. They are still waiting for each other to return to their parents' house for the New Year, and they are both grateful to each other for their kindness. The lovers lament that the new director of the fashion house has a "bad temper" and that she has gone "too far" in her career. They both agree that the benefits of the new position are "attractive" and would make a good match.