Pod. What are we waiting for?
Koch. Well, what do you think? She’s a charming girl, isn’t she?
Pod. Do you think so? I’m bound to confess that she doesn’t take my fancy.
Koch. Come now, that’s too much! You agreed with me yourself a minute ago that she was pretty.
Pod. Yes; but, you see ... her nose is too long; and she doesn’t know French.
Koch. What next? What do you want with French?
Pod. After all, a girl ought to know French.
Koch. What for?
Pod. Why, because ... really I don’t know why. But it isn’t the same if she doesn’t know French.
Koch. Well, you’re a simpleton! Somebody makes a remark, and you get it into your head, and there it sticks! She’s a beauty; she’s a downright beauty; you won’t find another such a girl anywhere.