Cléonte.—"No; but she is supple and well-proportioned."
Covielle.—"She affects a carelessness in her speech and deportment."
Cléonte.—"It is true, but there is grace in all; and her manners are engaging and have a nameless charm which insinuates itself into our hearts."
Covielle.—"As to her wit——"
Cléonte.—"Ah! she has that, Covielle; the finest and most delicate kind."
Covielle.—"Her conversation——"
Cléonte.—"Her conversation is charming."
Covielle.—"It is always serious."
Cléonte.—"Would you have unrestrained liveliness and boisterous gaiety? Is there anything more annoying than women who laugh at every word that is spoken?"
Covielle.—"But, after all, she is as capricious as any person you can find."