Angelica:
Only that I am prudent and nothing more.
Edward:
Do you approve of my love or forbid it?
Angelica:
I can't say.
Edward:
Always the same indifferent tone.
Angelica: You haven't been able to tell whether I have any inclination for you, right?
Edward:
That's what upsets me.
Angelica:
Nor have you seen any aversion?
Edward:
No indeed. But that's not satisfactory.
Angelica: It satisfies me. For I have need to be impenetrable to your curiosity. Didn't I tell you that I have formed a project to secure my freedom, and that to implement this project, it is necessary that my mother be unable to tell whether I love you or someone else? My father must also be kept from the truth—and therefore you also must be kept in the dark—for if you know it, my father, my mother, and any one who sees you will be well informed.
Edward:
You're trying to tell me I'm indiscreet?