"But you? Don't you also love him? You too are young. Yet didn't you love him so desperately that you would gladly have died, if he hadn't married you? I have followed your example, that is all. As you love him, I love him, Anna. We are sisters, and the same passion burns in our veins."
"Don't say that, don't say it. My love will last as long as my life, Laura."
"And so will mine."
"Don't say it, don't say it."
"Until I die, Anna."
"Don't say it."
"My blood is like yours; my nerves are like yours; my heart is as ardent as yours. My soul is consumed with love, as yours is. We are the daughters of the same parents. Cesare has fascinated you, Cesare has fascinated me."
"Oh, heavens, heavens! I must kill myself then. I must die!"
"Bah!" said Laura, with a movement of disdain.