I mean that you should not stifle love with civilization, nor encumber civilization with love. What have they to do with each other? You think you want a fellow student of economics. You are wrong. You think you want a dancing partner. You are mistaken. You want a revelation of the glory of the universe.
HELEN
(to George, confidentially) It's blithering nonsense, of course. But it was something like that—a while ago.
GEORGE (bewilderedly)
Yes; when we knew it was our first kiss and thought it was to be our last.
THE AGENT (fiercely)
A kiss is always the first kiss and the last—or it is nothing.
HELEN (conclusively)
He's quite mad.