human
Does Reine know that you love her?
gpt
I think she must suspect it, replied Claudet,
human
You see her often, then?
gpt
Not as often as I should like. But, you know, when one lives in the same district, one has opportunities of meeting--at the beech harvest, in the woods, at the church door. And when you meet, you talk but little, making the most of your time. Still, you must not suppose, as I think you did, that we have rendezvous in the evening. Reine respects herself too much to go about at night with a young man as escort, and besides, she has other fish to fry. She has a great deal to do at the farm, since her father has become an invalid.
human
Well, do you think she loves you?
gpt
I can not tell, replied Claudet shrugging his shoulders,
human
Still, you desire to marry her, and you hope that she will not say no-- you acknowledge that!
gpt
How angrily you say that, Monsieur de Buxieres! exclaimed he in his turn;
human
I!