“OÙ vas-tu, ma belle chÉrie?”

“I’m going a-milking, sir,” said she.

“Puis-je t’accompagner, belle chÉrie?”

“Just as you please, kind sir,” said she.

“Que fait ton pÈre, ma belle chÉrie?”

“My father’s a farmer, sir,” said she.

“Que fait ta mÈre, ma belle chÉrie?”

“Wife to my father, sir,” said she.

“Quelle est ta fortune, belle chÉrie?”

“My face is my fortune, sir,” said she.

“S’il en est ainsi, belle chÉrie—”

“What do you mean, kind sir,” said she.

“Nous n’aurons jamais de fianÇailles.”

“Nobody asked you, sir,” said she.