Do you want to congratulate me ?" "I--yes--I congratulate you.

You--are attached--to Loftus ?" "To Captain Bertram?
Do you know him ?" "No matter.

You--you love him ?" "Why should I speak of my feelings?
To marry a man is a proof of love, is it not?
Do you know my future husband ?" "I--once I knew him." "He has never spoken to me about you.

Did you know him well ?" "No matter.

I knew him--no matter how much.