"Yes."
"And why? Tell me the reason."
"I can't tell you. I wish to separate from Laura."
"When?"
"At once. To-day."
"Indeed? Have you had a quarrel? I'll be peacemaker."
"I doubt it," she said, with a strange smile.
"If you'll tell me what you've quarrelled about, I'll make peace between you."
"But why do you ask these questions and make these offers? I want to separate from my sister. That is all."
"And I don't wish to," he said, looking coldly into his wife's eyes.