 Louise pleads with Donati not to go through with the duel; André has been seen to be an excellent shot and will surely kill him.Donati is pensive, but refuses to withdraw and arrives at the dueling field with his and André's seconds.Meanwhile, Louise goes to the Church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont to pray fervently at the shrine of St. Geneviève that Donati be spared – the same place where she was seen earlier praying frivolously that the jeweler will be willing to buy back her earrings.