LUCIE. Candid, honest?
MME. BERNIN. Yes.
LUCIE. Well, then?
MME. BERNIN. Well, it is possible that he did not tell her the truth. After all, he’s a man.
LUCIE. And in love, men have the right to lie?
MME. BERNIN. They think so.
LUCIE. And when you told him to give up Annette, he agreed?
MME. BERNIN. Yes, he did. He is a sensible, practical fellow, and he could not help seeing the force of what I said. He realizes that however hard it may be for him to break with Annette, it is necessary. I need hardly say he feels it keenly, but at these children’s age feelings change.
LUCIE. I see. A week hence your son won’t think of her. But she?
MME. BERNIN. She will forget him, too.