"We are talking like a couple of people out of Mademoiselle de Scudery," she said before he had time to reply.
"And we are in the twentieth century, mon pauvre ami.

We must be sensible.

I know that you will miss me.

And I will miss you too.

Mais que voulez-vous?
We have to obey the laws of the world we live in." "Need we ?" asked Paul daringly.