Yes.
ANG. That it is impossible to act more generously?
TOI. Agreed.
ANG. And that he did all this with the greatest possible grace?
TOI. Oh! yes.
ANG. Do you not think, Toinette, that he is very handsome?
TOI. Certainly.
ANG. That he has the best manners in the world?
TOI. No doubt about it.
ANG. That there is always something noble in what he says and what he
does?
TOI. Most certainly.
ANG. That there never was anything more tender than all he says to me?
TOI. True.
ARG. And that there can be nothing more painful than the restraint
under which I am kept? for it prevents all sweet intercourse, and puts
an end to that mutual love with which Heaven has inspired us.
TOI. You are right.
ANG. But, dear Toinette, tell me, do you think that he loves me as
much as he says he does?
TOI. Hum! That's a thing hardly to be trusted at any time. A show of
love is sadly like the real thing, and I have met with very good
actors in that line.
ANG. Ah! Toinette, what are you saying there? Alas! judging by the
manner in which he speaks, is it possible that he is not telling the
truth?
TOI. At any rate, you will soon be satisfied on this point, and the
resolution which he says he has taken of asking you in marriage, is a
sure and ready way of showing you if what he says is true or not. That
is the all-sufficient proof.
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