THÉRÈSE. Yes, Annette is so extraordinary in every respect, and she also has the prerogative of being older than I am.
ANNETTE. If you don't hold your tongue—
ANTONIO.—Oh, now, now, be good, now, Thérèse!
[He puts his arm around her and kisses her. Monsieur Durand appears in the doorway as he does so.]
DURAND [Astonished]. What's this?
THÉRÈSE [Freeing herself]. What?
DURAND. Did my eyes see right?
THÉRÈSE. What did you see?
DURAND. I saw that you allowed a strange gentleman to kiss you.
THÉRÈSE. That's a lie!