"Don't laugh."
"Then you must not be sad."
"How can I be anything else?"
"You have no reason to be sad, I assure you."
"Why?"
"Because you have a friend who loves you."
"Truly?"
"If I tell you so, won't you believe me?"
"Tell me, then."
"You won't be sad any longer? You won't be insatiable? You will be content with our dear friendship?"