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(Love and Semantics) In Manon des Sources, Soubeyran and Ugolin have ruined Jean and his family by secretly blocking up the spring on which their farm depends. After Jean's death, they take it over, unblock the spring, and proceed to make a fortune.
Unfortunately for him, Ugolin falls in love with Manon, Jean's beautiful daughter. He can't think how to approach her, and decides that the best way will be to start by offering her the chance of moving back to her old farm, in exchange for doing a little work. What he doesn't know is that Manon is aware of his duplicity in blocking up the spring. She scornfully rejects his offer - she isn't interested in being his servant. Completely losing his cool, he runs after her, shouting:
Manon! Ne cours pas! Ecoute-moi une minute! Manon, c'est pas vrai! C'est pas pour te faire travailler! C'est parce que je t'aime! Manon, je t'aime! Je t'aime d'amour!
[Manon! Don't run away! Listen to me a minute! Manon, it's not true! It's not to get work out of you! It's because I love you! Manon, I love you! I love you and I am in love with you!:]
Manon stares at him, astonished and disgusted. He continues:
Manon! J'ai pas osé te le dire de près, mais j'en suis malade! Il m'étouffe! Et il y a longtemps que ça m'a pris!...
[Manon! I haven't dared tell you, but it's making me sick! It's strangling me! And I've felt like this for such a long time!...:]
When Ugolin told Manon that he loved her, was he promising something or asking for some kind of promise from her?
Unfortunately for him, Ugolin falls in love with Manon, Jean's beautiful daughter. He can't think how to approach her, and decides that the best way will be to start by offering her the chance of moving back to her old farm, in exchange for doing a little work. What he doesn't know is that Manon is aware of his duplicity in blocking up the spring. She scornfully rejects his offer - she isn't interested in being his servant. Completely losing his cool, he runs after her, shouting:
Manon! Ne cours pas! Ecoute-moi une minute! Manon, c'est pas vrai! C'est pas pour te faire travailler! C'est parce que je t'aime! Manon, je t'aime! Je t'aime d'amour!
[Manon! Don't run away! Listen to me a minute! Manon, it's not true! It's not to get work out of you! It's because I love you! Manon, I love you! I love you and I am in love with you!:]
Manon stares at him, astonished and disgusted. He continues:
Manon! J'ai pas osé te le dire de près, mais j'en suis malade! Il m'étouffe! Et il y a longtemps que ça m'a pris!...
[Manon! I haven't dared tell you, but it's making me sick! It's strangling me! And I've felt like this for such a long time!...:]
When Ugolin told Manon that he loved her, was he promising something or asking for some kind of promise from her?
Yes, he was making a promise to her. For example, he was promising that her well-being was important to him, and that he would always, or for a long time, care about her.
As immediately above, and he is also promising not to make the same offer to anyone else.
He wasn’t promising anything or asking for any kind of promise.
Yes, he was asking for a promise from her. For example, he wanted an assurance from her that his well-being was important to her, and that she would always, or for a long time, care about him.
As immediately above, but he also wants her to promise not to make the same offer to anyone else.
Yes, he was offering a reciprocal arrangement. For example, he promises to care about her if she feels the same way about him, or something like that.
As immediately above, but both sides must promise not to make the same offer to anyone else.
Yes, he was promising something more complicated that doesn’t fit any of the above.
He was promising something, but he was lying.
Poll added by: Manny
