MARTINEL
No, no! The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart. [Embraces her.]
GILBERTE [to Léon]
You have spoken of friendship, of pity, and of sympathy, but if it were any of these reasons you could tell me so; meanwhile, as I look at you two, I feel that here is some unspoken reason, some mystery which appalls me.
LÉON [resolutely]
My dear little sister, won't you trust in me?
GILBERTE
Yes, you ought to know all.
LÉON
Will you trust me absolutely?