 She tells him that Henault has returned but lies about her crime, saying that Henault merely died of grief after discovering that she has remarried.Villenoy decides to throw Henault's body into the river and proclaims that he will do it himself, for love of her.However, to save herself from future reproach from him, Isabella sews the canvas bag into which the body was placed to Villenoy's collar so that he will be dragged along with the body when he throws it into the water.