MAIRAUT. Strictly settled? [A silence of astonishment].
DUPONT. Yes.
MAIRAUT. His and hers?
DUPONT. Certainly. You agree?
MAIRAUT. Oh, yes, I agree, I agree. Unless you preferred—
DUPONT. That all moneys should be held jointly?
MAIRAUT. Perhaps that would be—
DUPONT. Perhaps so. There is something distasteful, I might almost say sordid, about strict settlements.
MAIRAUT. That’s it. Something sordid.
DUPONT. They imply a certain distrust.