"Yes, very well. He has been spending a month at home, and was off again the day before yesterday."
Du Roy could not help laughing. "How lucky," said he.
She replied simply: "Yes, it is very lucky. But, all the same, he is not troublesome when he is here. You know that."
"That is true. Besides, he is a very nice fellow."
"And you," she asked, "how do you like your new life?"
"Not much one way or the other. My wife is a companion, a partner."
"Nothing more?"
"Nothing more. As to the heart—"
"I understand. She is pretty, though."
"Yes, but I do not put myself out about her."