Violet.
You forget that Arthur is my husband and you owe him everything in the world. We both owe him everything in the world.
Ronny.
No, I don't forget it for a moment. After all, we're straight, both of us, and we could have trusted ourselves. I wanted nothing but to be allowed to love you and to know that you loved me.
Violet.
Do you remember what you said in the first letter you wrote me?
Ronny.
Oh, you can't blame me for that. I'd loved you so long, so passionately. I'd never dared to hope that you cared for me. And when I knew! I never said a tenth part of what I wanted to. I went home and I just wrote all that had filled my heart to overflowing. I wanted you to know how humbly grateful I was for the wonderful happiness you'd given me. I wanted you to know that my soul to its most hidden corners was yours for ever.
Violet.
How could I answer it?