"But this man is unworthy of you."
"Unworthy or not, I married him."
"And if he himself desired the divorce, would you hinder him?"
"Have you any reason for saying that?"
"No."
"Very well, then, say no more. Even if he desert me, I will refuse to be yours."
"This is folly, Mathilde."
"No, it is love. The true love of a woman who can love chastely. To give you my hand would be to put you in his place. After him; oh, no! that would be too humiliating."
"You are an angel, but I wish you to be a woman."
"Let us seek rather to elevate ourselves above this idle humanity."