Solange tries to stir her sister into a rage, telling her that Madame and Monsieur will probably find out about the letters. She loathes Madame and criticizes her gifts, including the fur, which she took back. Claire angrily asks if Solange wants to "make a scene." Solange praises Claire's beauty, but Claire tells her to start with the insults. She is unable to do it, so Claire takes the reins and tells her how much she despises servants.