COVIELLE: As for her figure, she's not tall.
CLÉONTE: No, but she is graceful and well made.
COVIELLE: She affects a nonchalance in her speech and in her actions.
CLÉONTE: That's true; but she may be forgiven all that, for her manners are so engaging, they have an irresistible charm.
COVIELLE: As to her wit . . .
CLÉONTE: Ah! She has that, Covielle, the finest, the most delicate!
COVIELLE: Her conversation . . .
CLÉONTE: Her conversation is charming.
COVIELLE: She is always serious . . .
CLEONTE; Would you have grinning playfulness, constant open merriment? And do you see anything more impertinent than those women who laugh all the time?