"Do you know that you are a strange person?"
"Why?"
"Because, you are the only woman in the theatre who is not either over head and ears in love, or busied with gallantry."
"You have a bad opinion of actresses, captain."
"Not so. I have known some very prudent ones; but they always aspired to great matches. No one knows what you think."
"I think I must sing this evening."
"Then you live from day to day."
"At present, I cannot act otherwise."
"It was not always so?"
"No, sir."