“Forgive me if I ask you ... not from curiosity, but for friendship’s sake ... does he still write to you?”
“Yes, every day; he writes me all his troubles.”
“And you to him?”
“I write him a long letter, every day.”
“And is it true that he comes to your house every day, to give you a lesson in history?”
“Yes, every day.”
“And does he stay long?”
“Yes, naturally. We don’t talk only of history, but of sentiment ... of the human affections ... of religion....”
“Of love?”
“Of love too.”