"Charles, one word, I pray. It is to be agreeable to myself, is it not, that you wish to take me to the princess's?"
"Unquestionably,—and what then?"
"Why, since it was for me that you formed the idea, I beseech you to give it up!"
"You shall obey me!"
"Oh! go by yourself! It can be of very little consequence whether or not——"
"It is of so much consequence that you must go,—do you comprehend that?"
"It pains me to refuse you, but as you cannot force me to go——"
"Well?"
"I will not go!"
"You will not go?"