to me," he replies, and Geneviève reminds the villagers that not only did her husband choose her, she chose him, too — and, she insists, she couldn't be happier. She smiles at the customers but, embarrassed by their prying, rushes inside in tears. She sings of the "Gifts of Love" she's received from men in her past: her passionate affair with a married man named Paul, and her gentler feelings for Aimable. Closing the door on her past, she resolves to be a good wife to the baker. While picking up the Marquis' pastry order, his driver, Dominique, eyes Geneviève, mistaking her for the baker's daughter, just as the Marquis himself did earlier. Geneviève corrects the handsome chauffeur, but he cockily insists on addressing her as Mademoiselle. Geneviève insists, "Madame!", but he continues flirting with her, flustering her. Aimable returns after trying to find Pompom and reports that the cat has run off. Some time later in the village square, Dominique again advances upon Geneviève. She rebuffs him, reminding him that she is happily married, but he resolves that he will be with his "Proud Lady". The villagers gather again outside the café, engaged in their usual squabbles. The baker and his wife arrive and sit at a table near Antoine who continues to tease them about the difference in their ages. He implies that while the baker may be able to create the perfect croissant, his ability to create a child might have passed. Dominique comes to the couple's defense, hitting Antoine, but Genevieve is humiliated by the entire scene and exits in a huff. The men of the village slyly advise one another to "Look For the Woman" whenever conflict arises among them: "It's when the hen walks into the barnyard that the roosters start pecking at each other." That evening, we see three couples — including the baker and his wife — getting ready for bed. Dominique and his guitar-toting friend Philippe plot their evening in the town square, and as the three couples end their reprise of "Chanson", Dominique and Philippe start their "Serenade". The baker believes their song is a tribute offered in thanks for his baking, but Geneviève understands correctly that Dominique is singing to her. Aimable, ever the good man, sends Geneviève to give Dominique some unsold baguettes. She castigates her insistent suitor, but Dominique is undeterred. Despite her protests, Geneviève is unable