That knowledge comes sooner or later to almost every man, but many are spared it until they are much older than he was.
"I did not mean to offend you," he said, in a rather injured tone, as he slipped the pearls into his pocket.
"Of course not," she answered.

"But you do not understand.

If I thought you did, I would go back to the inn and never see you again.

I should die, but it would not matter, for I should still respect myself!" "I only wished to please you," said Marcello apologetically.
"You wish to please me?
Love me! That is what I want.

Love me as much as you can, it will always be less than I love you, and as long as you can, it will always be less long than I shall love you, for that will be always.