WOMAN. I remember.
STRANGER. What did you do then?
WOMAN. Nothing. Only hated you.
STRANGER. Why?
WOMAN. Because you were my husband. Because I ate your bread.
STRANGER. Do you think it's always the same?
WOMAN. I don't know. I suspect it is.
STRANGER. But sometimes you've even despised me?
WOMAN. Yes, when you were ridiculous. A man in love is always ridiculous. Do you know what a cox-comb is? That's what a lover's like.
STRANGER. But if any man who loves you is ridiculous, how can you respond to his love?