“ ‘No, not at all.’

“ ‘Well then know, my dear, that I resolved to be converted.’

“ ‘You, to be converted?’

“ ‘Yes, I.’

“ ‘Look on me a little: but you are as charming as ever, and I see nothing in that countenance that bespeaks conversion. This is all pleasantry.’

“ ‘No, faith, I am serious. I am determined to renounce the world. I am tired of it.’

“ ‘This is a whim, that will soon fly off. Let me die, if ever you run into devotion.’

“ ‘I will, I tell you: there is no sincerity in man.’

“ ‘Pray has Mazul fail’d you?’

“ ‘I have not seen him this age.’