HELIOGABALUS
[Grudgingly] So you tell me.
LUCIA
The happiness to come is eternal.
HELIOGABALUS
Well, I hope so. But, you see, my trouble is old Paula's. I was brought up wrong. I suppose it is incurable. I notice, at times, an almost irresistible lasciviousness—what you call worldliness. [Amorously] When I see you there in your nightie I forget all about Christianity and can hardly resist the temptation to throw my arms around you and give you a hug. I know it's wrong, but there it is.
LUCIA
[Somewhat shaken] Well, I shouldn't call it lasciviousness. And it isn't exactly wrong.
HELIOGABALUS