- Loretta: [playing checkers] You're really fun! You certainly aren't dull like all those princes.
- The Soldier: Maybe that's because I'm not a prince.
- Loretta: Do you think I'm pretty?
- The Soldier: Do I think you're pretty? I think you're very pretty.
- Loretta: Would you pick me to marry?
- The Soldier: I might. Except I'm a little bit older than you and I think that maybe you should be with some young, handsome man, someone who can keep up with you.
- Loretta: I should?
- The Soldier: Definitely.
- [places checker piece down]
- The Soldier: King me.
- The King: Bills, bills, bills, nothing but bills! Two thousand francs for oranges? They might as well squeeze me dry! A thousand five hundred francs for muskets? Why, there hasn't been a shot fired in this kingdom for years! They can see a king coming a mile away!
- The Soldier: You know, most women your age are already married.
- Jeanetta: I take that as a compliment, soldier. My father has been trying to marry me off for years, but I am not marrying kind.
- The Soldier: Oh really? I would have thought otherwise.
- Jeanetta: No. I have no patience for hearts and flowers and young men who brag about this victory and that. There's more to life than romance.
- The Soldier: Oh, hello.
- Jeanetta: Hello.
- The Soldier: And to what do I owe the honour of this visit, hmmm?
- Jeanetta: Well my sisters and I thought you might like some cookies and milk before retiring.
- The Soldier: Cookies and Milk? Oh, my favorite. Is that your father over there?
- [pours milk out in plant while Jeanetta turns her head]