Why should I not give myself away to you, Cousin?
Queen
You mean I am powerless to harm either of you.
Prince
Why should you wish to harm us?
Queen
There are many things you might not understand; for instance, there is a love that is half hatred. It is sprinkled into life in a rather strange manner—by wounds. However, I am becoming sentimental and I hate sentimentality. It reminds me of people with colds in their heads who have lost their pocket handkerchiefs.
Prince [in evident uneasiness]
Madame, your eloquence is remarkable, but to say that you are mysterious is all that I dare to say.
Queen