“Then you were my neighbor?”
“Yes, monsieur.”
“Cruel girl! you concealed yourself from me!”
“I thought that the sight of me would not give you any pleasure.”
“You did not think that!”
“You are married.”
“But you see that I have ceased to live with my wife.”
“I didn’t dare show myself to you, for fear that would make you leave your lodgings.”
“What an idea! O Nicette!”
“But I couldn’t resist the longing to remind you of me; and that is why you found the bouquet.”