Lisette
That costs nothing. Get me off.
Lucas
No.
Lisette (signaling with her eyes)
Tell them something that will end my engagement, at least.
Lucas Eh! You trouble yourself too much about them. Leave off your winking. Not necessary for any polish. You have what you need to marry.
Widow Her father covets her, the opulent fool. Foolishness that he doesn't try to excuse.
Argon By her own fault, she herself disabused me. As for me, so as not to risk another love trick, I'm engaging myself to you.
Widow
Friendship without love. That's what we agree makes a good marriage.
Love is restless and bores itself in a household.
Baron
You would have had our wealth. You will be confounded.
Lucas
Let them say—then you will have three times more, four times more.
Lisette
Let's go quickly to Paris to be in abundance.