"Pardon me, ma chère. Didn't you notice that they all came from the side box? Didn't you recognize who was in that box?"
"I never looked."
"It was Prince Waldemar."
"The man who is your enemy—who wants to ruin you?"
"Oh, that is not so! He has quite changed. He is now our best friend."
"Our friend? Whom do you include in 'our'?"
"You, as well as myself."
"Thanks; but I decline my share."
"I am afraid you will find it difficult to stand aloof, for I consider Prince Waldemar as my best friend, and henceforth my house is open to him as to a brother."