"Why do you still persist in harping upon my friend's name?"
"Because I loathe him, Belle. If you knew his true character, you'd cut him the next time you met."
"Ignorance is the only thing that makes life tolerable."
"Nonsense."
"Jim, answer me this question. If I were your wife, would you permit me to keep up my intimacy with Colonel Darcy?"
"No."
"Then I must choose between you two?"
"Do you love me so little that there can be a question of choice?"
"You don't understand. It's easy for you to say, 'Throw him over'; the reality is a very different matter. He's my oldest friend."
"And I'm the man who has asked you to share his name and his honour. If I could prove to you that Darcy was unworthy—would you give him up, for my sake?"