:22:02
The district councillor said that?
:22:05
The councillor and your dear self...
:22:08
are, if l may say so, ma'am...
:22:11
the perfect match of two kind persons.
:22:15
For l know what your husband is like...
:22:19
and l can see how you are, ma'am.
:22:23
l hope your eyes don't deceive you.
:22:26
l'm so very young...
:22:29
-and youth--
-Ah, my dear lady...
:22:32
don't say anything against youth.
:22:35
Youth...
:22:36
with all its faults...
:22:38
is something beautiful and engaging.
:22:42
Whereas age...
:22:44
for all its virtues...
:22:46
is not worth much.
:22:49
Personally, l can't say much on the matter.
:22:54
About age, l can, but not about youth...
:22:58
because l was never really young.
:23:01
People like me...
:23:03
are never young.
:23:06
That is the saddest thing of all.
:23:12
One has no pluck.
:23:15
One lacks self-confidence.
:23:19
The years go by...
:23:22
one grows old...
:23:25
and life was meagre...
:23:28
and empty.
:23:29
Oh, you shouldn't say such things!
:23:32
We women are not that bad.
:23:35
No, of course not.
:23:43
GieshuebIer wouId have Iiked
to decIare his Iove...
:23:47
and, Iike EI Cid or some other hero...
:23:51
sought her permission
to fight and die for her.
:23:55
Since this was not possibIe
and his heart couId bear no more...
:23:59
he stood up, Iooked for his hat,
which he found at once...