once they have left alix returns, this time with laurence, who sings of his desire to stay with his wife and never return to the sea ("ah! si jamas je cours les mers"). alix leaves to gather food and wine and returns with clémentine. laurence tells them how le magnifique rescued him and horace and brought them home, but asked that the men tell no one, especially aldorandin, of their return. alix remarks that with the return of horace, clémentine will be able to get her father's blessing to marry aldorandin. clémentine begins to cry, and tells alix that she does not wish to marry aldorandin, but cannot tell her why ("je ne sais pourquoi je pleure"). alix offers her support, and she and laurence leave clémentine to her thoughts.