Say I have threatened you.

Say you think I am capable of setting fire to the house.

Say I am a fool, a dangerous lunatic escaped from an asylum, but that the embraces of a virgin will restore me to sanity.

Yes, tell her that." "She does not believe in miracles." "Does not believe in miracles?
Then she does not believe in God either.
So much the better! I have influence with the Archbishop of Milan.

Tell her so.