M. DE SALLUS
I have had annoyances outside, serious annoyances, and they have made me bad-tempered, so much so that I have been unpleasant and aggressive in my behavior toward her.
JACQUES DE RANDOL
But I don't see how a third party can contribute toward peace between you.
M. DE SALLUS
My dear fellow, you will enable me to make her understand in an indirect manner, while avoiding all indelicate and wounding explanations, that my ideas concerning life have altogether changed.
JACQUES DE RANDOL
Then you wish to be—to be—reconciled to her altogether?
M. DE SALLUS
Oh, no, no, no—on the contrary—