“Well said, Max; we’ll stand by you!”
“A fig for the Bridaus!”
“We’ll bridle them!”
“After all, it is only three swains to a shepherdess.”
“The deuce! Pere Lousteau loved Madame Rouget; isn’t it better to love a housekeeper who is not yoked?”
“If the defunct Rouget was Max’s father, the affair is in the family.”
“Liberty of opinion now-a-days!”
“Hurrah for Max!”
“Down with all hypocrites!”
“Here’s a health to the beautiful Flore!”