Godard and the General.
Godard (entering)
Well, General!
The General
Ah! good day, Godard! I hope you are come to spend the day with us?
Godard I thought perhaps I might spend the week, General, if you should regard favorably the request which I shall venture to make of you.
The General
Go in and win! I know what request you mean—My wife is on your side.
Ah, Godard, you have attacked the fortress at its weak point!
Godard
General, you are an old soldier, and have no taste for mere phrases.
In all your undertakings you go straight ahead, as you did when under
fire.
The General
Straight and facing the whole battery.
Godard
That suits me well, for I am rather timid.
The General You! I owe you, my dear friend, an apology; I took you for a man who was too well aware of his own worth.
Godard You took me to be conceited! But General, as a matter of fact, I intend to marry because I don't know how to pay any court to women.