Agnes finds Tobias in the living room, where he has been for a few hours considering the situation that has plunged his household into chaos. Agnes tells him that it was odd, but nice, to have had him in her bed last night. She didn't sleep well because of his unfamiliar presence, but coyly tells him that she could get used to it. He admits that he didn't sleep at all. She hopes he will decide to continue to sleep there but he is overwhelmed from the events of the previous night and doesn't commit.
He has considered the sadness of each person still asleep in his house, and wonders about his responsibility for each. He pleads with Agnes, but she will not tell him what to do; it is his.....
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