æz ɐn ˌɪntəlˈɛktʃuːəl, lˈɑːiːk ɪz mˈʌtʃ bˈɛɾɚ sˈuːɾᵻd fɔːɹ fˈeɪlɪsi, ænd ðeɪ ɐtˈɛnd ʃˈeɪkpɪɹz ðə wˈɪntɚz tˈeɪl, wˌɪtʃ hɐz sˈɛvɹəl aɪɹˈɑːnɪkəl sˌɪmɪlˈæɹᵻɾiz tə fˈeɪlɪsiz sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz ɪn lˈaɪf.
As an intellectual, Loïc is much better suited for Félicie, and they attend Shakepeare's The Winter's Tale, which has several ironical similarities to Félicie's circumstances in life.