"Would it be better to lie to her?"
"Deceive her? Far better to destroy her! . . . Or destroy me. Renounce."
"You will not renounce."
"How do you know?"
"Women like you never renounce through weakness."
"Why shouldn't it be through strength?"
"I will not admit that there is any strength in abdicating. I love you and you love me. I defy you to renounce."
"Don't defy me!"
"You love me."
"I love you."