With belles no longer did he fall in love,<br />but dangled after them just anyhow;<br />when they refused, he solaced in a twinkle;<br />when they betrayed, was glad to rest.<br />He would seek them without intoxication,<br />while he left them without regret,<br />hardly remembering their love and spite.<br />Exactly thus does an indifferent guest<br />drive up for evening whist:<br />sits down; then, once the game is over,<br />he drives off from the place,<br />at home falls peacefully asleep,<br />and in the morning does not know himself <br />where he will drive to in the evening.