Cæsar's Wife: A Comedy in Three Acts

by W. Somerset Maugham

It needn't be.

Violet.

How can it be anything else?

Ronny.

I don't love you for a day or a week, Violet; I love you for always.

Violet.

Whatever happens, I'm going to try to do my duty to Arthur.

Ronny.

I'm not seeking to prevent you. What am I asking for? I only want to see you. I want to know that I'm close to you. I want to touch your hand. I want to think of you. What harm can that do you?

Violet.