Will you listen to it ?" "Can you ask me?
You speak of a matter of life or death to me, and then ask if I will listen." "Well, I judge of it by my own case.

If my husband intended to put me on the wrong scent with regard to another woman, one thing would reassure me more than anything else." "What would that be ?" "In the first place to see that he never took any notice of the woman in question." "Exactly.

That is precisely what I said just now." "Very well; but in order to be perfectly reassured on the subject, I should like to see him occupy himself with some one else." "Ah! I understand you," replied Louis, smiling.

"But confess, dear Henrietta, if the means is at least ingenious, it is hardly charitable." "Why so ?" "In curing the dread of a wound in a jealous person's mind, you inflict one upon the heart.

His fear ceases, it is true; but the evil still exists; and that seems to me to be far worse." "Agreed; but he does not detect, he does not suspect the real enemy; he does no prejudice to love itself; he concentrates all his strength on the side where his strength will do no injury to anything or any one.
In a word, sire, my plan, which I confess I am surprised to find you dispute, is mischievous to jealous people, it is true; but to lovers it is full of advantage.