No! If I let that happen you will never be tired of me while you are alive, and when you are dead Aurora cannot have you.

Perhaps that would be better.

I would almost rather have it so." "Then why should we go away ?" asked Marcello, smiling a little.
"Because to let you die would be a great sin, much worse than losing my soul for you, or killing some one to keep you.

Don't you see that ?" "Why would it be worse ?" "I do not know, but I am sure it would.

Perhaps because it would be losing your soul instead of mine.