"I wish you were always nervous.

You really want to know why I am a Zouave?
It is very simple.

You must know that I always follow my impulses." "Impulses!" ejaculated Del Ferice, moodily.
"Yes; because my impulses are always good,--whereas when I reflect much, my judgment is always bad.

I felt a strong impulse to wear the grey uniform, so I walked into the recruiting office and wrote my name down." "I feel a strong impulse to walk out of your studio, Monsieur Gouache," said Donna Tullia, with a rather nervous laugh.
"Then allow me to tell you that, whereas my impulses are good, yours are not," replied Anastase, quietly painting.

"Because I have a new dress--" "And new convictions," interrupted Del Ferice; "you who were always arguing about convictions!" "I had none; that is the reason I argued about them.