The gentle Candide obeyed, and the Governor was left with Miss Cunegund. He made her a strong declaration of love, protesting that he was ready to give her his hand in the face of the Church, or otherwise, as should appear most agreeable to a young lady of her prodigious beauty.
Obedeció este, y se quedó el gobernador á solas con la baronesita; le manifestó su amor, previniéndola que el dia siguiente seria su esposo por delante ó por detras de la iglesia, como mas á Cunegunda le potase.