'Madam,' says the second sister, ''tis impossible to be serious with him; he will never give a direct answer to anything; you had better let him alone, and talk no more of it to him; you know how to dispose of her out of his way if you thought there was anything in it.'
--Madame, dit la soeur puînée, il est impossible d'être sérieux avec lui; il ne répondra jamais directement à rien; vous feriez mieux de le laisser en repos, et de n'en plus parler; vous savez assez comment disposer d'elle pour la mettre hors de son chemin.