— Απαντάτε σαν ένας νέος της Βεστφαλίας· ένας Γάλλος θα μούλεγε: είναι αλήθεια, πως αγάπησα την δεσποινίδα Κυνεγόνδη, αλλά βλέποντάς σας, φοβούμαι, μη δεν την αγαπώ πια!
The Marchioness said to him with a tender smile, "You answer me like a young man born in Westphalia; a Frenchman would have said, 'It is true, madam, I had a great passion for Miss Cunegund; but since I have seen you, I fear I can no longer love her as I did.'"