Baron
No, no. I am going to keep Lucas.
Lisette (pretending to be outré with rage against him)
It's I who wish to leave, because you don't love me!
(Exit Baron.)
Lisette (suddenly stops crying) No—this is only a deceiver, who thinks me innocent. I must soon take my relative, the Widow's, lover. He has no wealth. That's my last resource. But, he's coming to the garden to speak to me. Let's continue. I played the naïve and tender. Now to play the dreamer.
(Enter Argon.)
Argon Yes, Lisette is going to return. (he turns to look closely at her) How pretty she is, dreaming. How many charms I see. She sighs. Good! I feel that she is for me. What are you dreaming of?
(Lisette, after having let Argon look her over, pretends to be astonished to see Argon so near her.)
Lisette Oh! You've startled me so! I was dreaming—that I have so much freedom—suddenly in the garden.
Argon That's what charmed me. You've already told me, not that I am loved, but that you will soon love me.
Lisette I am confused by what you are thinking. I ask pardon. To love you would be to lack respect for you.