 Preoccupied with the old man's curse, Rigoletto approaches the house where he is concealing his daughter from the world and is accosted by the assassin Sparafucile, who walks up to him and offers his services.Rigoletto declines for the moment, but leaves open the possibility of hiring Sparafucile later, should the need arise.Sparafucile wanders off, after repeating his own name a few times.