The next morning, the Governess sits down to have a word with her husband. He's upset that she's not with him, and he's angry that she didn't tell him sooner. The Governess tells him that she doesn't want to hurt him, but she also knows that he hates her and ran off with another man. She tells him to get up and apologize to his wife, because she thinks she'll forgive him. She says that she thinks her husband will forgive her, but that he won't be able to do so now that he knows what's going on.