Doña Laura. Do you hunt?
Don Gonzalo. I did, and even now—
Doña Laura. Oh, yes, of course.
Don Gonzalo. Yes, Señora. Every Sunday I take my gun and dog, you understand, and go to one of my properties near Aravaca, just to kill time.
Doña Laura. Yes, to kill time. That is all you can kill.
Don Gonzalo. Do you think so? I could show you a wild boar's head in my study—
Doña Laura. Yes, and I could show you a tiger's skin in my boudoir. What an argument!
Don Gonzalo. Very well, Señora, please allow me to read. I do not feel like having more conversation.
Doña Laura. Well, keep quiet then.
Don Gonzalo. But first I shall take a pinch of snuff. [Takes out snuff box.] Will you have some? [Offers box to Doña Laura.]