"You do not then think the line risky?"
"What do you mean by risky?"
"Anything that is likely to be hissed."
"I have never presumed to claim exemption from being hissed."
"That may be; but you should avoid being hissed as much as possible."
"So you think the lion phrase will be hissed?"
"I am certain of it!"
"Then, madame, it will be because you have not rendered it with your usual talent."
"I shall say it as well as I can.... All the same, I should prefer...."
"What?"