Elizabeth. He’s never cared for anyone but me. He never will.
Lady Kitty. Will Arnold let you divorce him?
Elizabeth. No, he won’t hear of it. He refuses even to divorce me.
Lady Kitty. Why?
Elizabeth. He thinks a scandal will revive all the old gossip.
Lady Kitty. Oh, my poor child!
Elizabeth. It can’t be helped. I’m quite willing to accept the consequences.
Lady Kitty. You don’t know what it is to have a man tied to you only by his honour. When married people don’t get on they can separate, but if they’re not married it’s impossible. It’s a tie that only death can sever.
Elizabeth. If Teddie stopped caring for me I shouldn’t want him to stay with me for five minutes.
Lady Kitty. One says that when one’s sure of a man’s love, but when one isn’t any more—oh, it’s so different. In those circumstances one’s got to keep a man’s love. It’s the only thing one has.