"Oh! the deuce! that's very different! But it will preserve her longer. You have no other daughter?"
"No, monsieur."
"What a pity!"
"Why so, monsieur?"
"Because I feel so strongly attracted to you that I would have asked her hand in marriage. Faith! yes, I would have renounced my liberty, which I have never done yet—but there's an end to everything. Does your son-in-law enjoy good health?"
"Yes, monsieur, excellent!"
"So much the worse!"
"Why so much the worse?"
"Because, if he should die soon, I might marry his widow."
"Oh! what an idea, monsieur!"