CYRANO.
Oh! of course! As usual, you must growl!
LE BRET.
Come, now, you must admit that this constant assassination—that is the word—of every passing opportunity is, to say the least, a gross exaggeration.
CYRANO.
Well, yes, I do exaggerate. There!
LE BRET (triumphant).
You see!
CYRANO.
But I do so as a matter of principle, for the sake of example. In my opinion, such exaggeration is good.