CLE. Ah, Covielle! her wit is of the most refined, the most delicate kind.
COV. Her conversation….
CLE. Her conversation is charming.
COV. It is always grave.
CLE. Would you prefer an unrestrained gaiety, a perpetual liveliness? and can you find anything more unpleasant than those women who giggle at everything?
COV. But, in short, she is as whimsical as any woman can be.
CLE. Yes, she is, I agree with you there; but everything becomes those we love. We bear everything from them.
COV. Since you go on so, I see pretty well that you are determined to love her still.
CLE. I? I had rather die this moment, and I mean in future to hate her as much as I loved her before.
COV. How can you if you think her so perfect?