“Oh, no! it’s very pretty.”

“Would you like to travel?”

“I don’t know, my friend.”

“Have you never been away from Paris?”

“Oh, yes! I’ve been to Saint-Cloud and Passy.”

“Would you like to go to Italy?”

“If it would gratify you.”

“But what about the gentleman who’s expecting you at Lyon?”

“Oh! I don’t know whether he’s waiting for me!”

“I may be compelled by circumstances to leave you.”