Lisette Oh! Father, they are mocking you. Argon Yes, here's the mystery. Widow You have nothing. Girard But nothing--gets nothing. I made the false list, and I found wealth. I've gotten all of Lucas' rents. My love for you makes heroic sacrifices. I give them all to you, Lisette. Argon Let's go to supper at my place. Baron Yes, let's go. Girard Yes, I have pity for the trouble in which I see you. These gentlemen, without their ranks. My offer ought to please you. They have made their fortune, and I have my fortune to make. But, I am, in a day, by myself, more amorous than the two of them can be in a month. They have not been able to acquire a young girl. But nobility acquires more than riches. Lisette (to widow) How much I owe you, Madame! It's you who turned my spirit upside down, in telling me that one must be a coquette. Widow I am well punished for my bad advice. I agree, I was wrong. Lisette (to Girard) I listened to her. You must have a Baron, she always said. No, I would never have thought of anyone but you, except for her. If I had followed my natural inclination, from tenderness I would have chosen you. Girard Eh! Choose me then! Lucas will consent. Lucas (in going) Ouf! Girard Speak Lucas Ouf! Girard Two times ouf, in mute language, is worth one yes. Widow That's the fate of a coquette. After high prospects, one sees her, sooner or later, confused, confounded, and reduced to a Girard. CURTAIN End of Project Gutenberg's The Village Coquette, by Riviere Dufresny