A. He did not care very much for his wife. Anyway, she was too inferior to be his companion.
B. It was said that he did not grieve over her death.
A. And I have heard that the girl fainted when her mistress died.
B. She must have been a favourite among the other attendants who accompanied the lady when she became the wife of the lord.
A. She was clever and pretty and had a strong character.
B. Why did the girl fall in love with that fellow, I wonder?
A. He is the kind of a man a woman admires.
B. And because the girl loved him he now receives such severe punishment.
A. We can never tell. What seems good luck may mean unexpected misfortune.