'You dare to do anything of the kind--you dare! Do you think I am to be bought and sold?'
'I simply don't wish you to suffer from my action.'
'Do you think that your giving me one piece of stone in exchange for another piece of stone will prevent my suffering? Guy, please, go.'
He placed the ring before her on the table.
'There is the ruby.'
'Take it.'
'Do you mean that?'
'I do. If it is of the slightest use to you, by all means take it.'
'You give it to me--freely?'
'Oh, yes, so freely! Only--I wish you'd go.'