Don't you understand that I am prepared to tell Madame Desvarennes everything--" "Everything!" said the Prince.

"In truth, it would not amount to much.
You would tell her that I met you in England; that I courted you, and that you found my attentions agreeable.

And then?
It pleases you to think too seriously of that midsummer night's dream under the great trees of Churchill Castle, and you reproach me for my errors! But what are they?
Seriously, I do not see them! We lived in a noisy world; where we enjoyed the liberty which English manners allow to young people.

Your aunt found no fault with the charming chatter which the English call flirtation.

I told you I loved you; you allowed me to think that I was not displeasing to you.