You are in love, my child, and since, as I suppose, this is your first love, it cannot fail to be very passionate and transfigure all humanity with a roseate glow.

But wait! that will pass away and you will soon be disenchanted.

Hush! do not answer; do not try to contradict me; lovers' reasons have no convincing power.

We will leave everything to time and say no more about it.

Let us rather talk about the great affair, which you just mentioned, and which certainly might greatly promote our prosperity.