"I won't ask you how far that is—because I know already everything I need to know."
"Everything you need to know—what for?"
"For understanding my position, I suppose."
"Your position? Your position is that of my wife."
"Oh no, it isn't. There's your wife."
"Don't say that, Edith. That lady would be the first to tell you—"
"She has been the first to tell me. She's been extremely kind. She's answered my questions with a frankness—"
"But you're not kind, Edith. Surely you see that—that mentally she's not—not like every one else."
"Oh, quite. I don't think I am now. I doubt if I ever shall be again. No woman can be mentally like every one else after she's been deceived as we've been."
"She hasn't been deceived, Edith; and I should never have deceived you if—"