"5a. Scene and Aria." To Arlecchino's consternation, his wife Colombina appears just as he is trying to use his new key to open up Matteo's house. Not recognizing him initially, she asks the presumed Captain to protect her as an abandoned wife. As he turns round to face her, she suddenly realizes that the "Captain" is actually Arlecchino and begins reproaching him for his faithlessness, only pausing to powder her face. In response Arlecchino delivers a short speech concerning his views on marriage and fidelity: "Die Treue, Madame, ist ein Laster, das meiner Ehrsamkeit nicht ansteht." – "Fealty, madame, is a vice which does not apply to my respectability."