"You do not know what that means." Orsino shook his head incredulously. "You have never tried it."
"No. How could a woman be placed in such a position?"
"That is just it. You cannot understand me."
"That does not follow. Women often understand men—men they love or detest—better than men themselves."
"Do you love me, Madame?" asked Orsino with a smile.
"I have just made your acquaintance," laughed Madame d'Aragona. "It is a little too soon."
"But then, according to you, if you understand me, you detest me."
"Well? If I do?" She was still laughing.
"Then I ought to disappear, I suppose."
"You do not understand women. Anything is better than indifference. When you see that you are disliked, then refuse to go away. It is the very moment to remain. Do not submit to dislike. Revenge yourself."