human
If madame thinks that we are walking too fast, he faltered at last,
gpt
Oh! this is all right, monsieur.
human
You are not married, are you, monsieur?
gpt
No, madame; I am a bachelor.
human
When you are married, shall you send your wife home under the escort of some acquaintance?
gpt
Mon Dieu! madame, I must confess that I don't know what I shall do.
human
Shall you be displeased if your wife always wants to go out with you?
gpt
Oh! I think not, madame.
human
Will it annoy you, if she comes to you often for a kiss?
gpt
Oh! certainly not; far from it! especially if--especially if she--no, it wouldn't annoy me.
human
Well, continued Éléonore,
gpt
He does it in joke, of course?
human
No, monsieur; sometimes he even scolds me; he declares that my manners are vulgar; that only workingmen's wives kiss their husbands like that. Is that true?
gpt
Oh! I can't tell you, madame.
human
If it is, I am sorry my husband isn't a workingman; because then I could kiss him when I wanted to, and he wouldn't think I was ridiculous.
gpt
It seems that this lady is very fond of kissing. If I were her husband, I wouldn't object. She isn't such a beautiful woman as Madame Mirotaine, but her manner is gentler--and then, she seems to be very caressing.