"Yes, dear, I know ... but...."
"What do you mean?"
"It is dangerous."
"What is?"
"To talk to him too much ... while you're in your present frame of mind. If you're feeling unhappy, dear, about one thing or another ... speak to Addie."
"I've spoken to him so often."
"Confide in him."
"I have."
"And not ... not in Johan Erzeele."
Mathilde's eyes blazed: