He
No, a royal one.
Zinida
You are far from being stupid. And you guessed that Consuelo is not Mancini's daughter?
He
[Startled]: What! And she knows it?
Zinida
Hardly. Why should she know it? Yes, she is a girl from Corsica whose parents are unknown. He preferred to use her for business rather than.... But according to the law, she is his daughter, Countess Veronica Mancini.
He
It is nice, to have everything done according to law, isn't it, Zinida? But it is curious there is more blue blood in her than in this Mancini. One would say that it was she who found him on the street, and made him a count and her father. Count Mancini! [Laughs.]