human
I have seen her, monsieur--yes!
gpt
And is she a second Marie Antoinette?
human
Ah, bah, monsieur! many would say that is a great deal too good a comparison for her! A second Louise de Savoie--a second Duchesse de Chevreuse--nay, a second Lucrezia Borgia, some would tell you. She likes pleasure--who does not, though, except those with whom 'les raisins sont trop verts et bons pour des goujats?'
gpt
What an insufferably bold person!
human
Very disagreeable to meet this style of people!
gpt
Who, indeed! cried Maréchale, regardless of madame's frown.
human
You know this for truth, then, of Princess Hélène?
gpt
Ah, bah, monsieur! who knows anything for truth? laughed the lovely brunette.
human
The world dislikes truth so much, it is obliged to hide itself in out-of-the-way corners, and very rarely comes to light. Nobody knows the truth about her. Some think her, as you say, a second Marie Antoinette, who is surrendered to dissipation and levity, cares for nothing, and would dance and laugh over the dead bodies of the people. Others judge her as others judged Marie Antoinette; discredit the gossip, and think she is but a lively woman, who laughs at forms, likes to amuse herself, and does not see why a court should be a prison! The world likes the darker picture best; let it have it! I do not suppose it will break her heart!