Duchess. (Aside) She’s prosaic enough about it!
Mme. de Loudan. (Indignantly) Why, you’re stripping love of all its romance!
Lucy. Hunter and Darwin——
Mme. de Loudan. No one better than I knows the weaknesses of the flesh. Matter dominates and masters us! I know it, I feel it! But leave us at least the psychic refuge of pure ecstasy!
Bellac. But, Marquise——
Mme. de Loudan. Be quiet, you’re a villain! I will not deny my god; that would be sacrilege. I’m very angry with you!
Duchess. (Aside) Little fool!
Bellac. I hope we shall be reconciled, after you read my book.
Mme. de Loudan. But when will that be? The entire world is waiting for that book! And you don’t say a word about it! You won’t even tell us the title!
Ladies. Tell us the title! At least the title!