LUCIE. That’s it.
BRIGNAC. Whew! I breathe again. You frightened me. Not so very serious.
LUCIE. Yes; it is. My dear, you must listen with all your heart and with all your mind—and be kind.
BRIGNAC. But what’s the matter?
LUCIE. Annette has fallen in love with a scoundrel who has deceived her. The poor child committed the mistake of trusting him completely. He promised to marry her and took advantage of her innocence to seduce her. [Low] Understand me, Julien: she is going to have a baby in six months.
BRIGNAC. Annette?
LUCIE. Annette.
BRIGNAC. Impossible. It’s—
LUCIE. It was she who confessed to me. She is sure of it.