'Let us then swear an eternal friendship,' cried she.
'I swear!' said I.
'I swear!' said she.
We rushed into each other's arms.
'And now,' cried she, when the first transports had subsided, 'how do you like being a heroine?'
'Above all things in the world,' said I.
'And how do you get on at the profession?' asked she.
'It is not for me to say,' replied I. 'Only this, that ardor and assiduity are not wanting on my part.'
'Of course then,' said she, 'you shine in all the requisite qualities. Do you blush well?'
'As well as can be expected,' said I.