Madeleine. You're right: now you are not in love with his wife: you love your own. Time has changed everything. Now your own happiness is all-sufficient. I can easily understand your indignation against my husband.
Marcel. Oh, I—
Madeleine. My husband is slow, but he's sure, isn't he?
Marcel. You're cruel, Madeleine.
Madeleine. If it's ancient history for you, it's only too recent for him!
Marcel. Let's not speak about him!
Madeleine. But he ought to be a very interesting topic of conversation just now!
Marcel. I hadn't foreseen his feeling so keenly.
Madeleine. You must tell him how sorry you are when you see him.
Marcel. At the duel?