Hella. Ha, ha! Dear! Today and tomorrow!
Paul. You are mistaken, Hella! I believe in Antoinette, and I shall not swerve from that.
Hella (with a sudden inspiration). Antoinette ... Antoinette ... Why that name ...
Paul. Let me assist you, Hella. Antoinette is the friend of my youth ...
Hella (nonplussed). The friend of your youth?
Paul, Indeed, Hella, I have known her longer than I have known you.
Hella. The one whom you were to marry once upon a time? Is it she?
Paul (sadly). Whom I was to marry, whom I refused on your account, Hella.
Hella. You met her again here?
Paul. As Mrs. von Laskowski, yes, Hella!