"Despite my tantrums and my moods?"
"On account of them."
"And would you have done what you did—for any one?"
"Come to think of it—no."
She was not content. She would rather that he had answered more sentimentally. She felt that he was stronger than she was, more controlled.
"Are you interested in Emma Fornez?" she said, looking away from him.
"Oh,—interested."
"You like her?"
"Yes, very much."
"I shouldn't like to have you talked about."