I am a serious man, madam." "It does not seem so when you are with me.

I verily believe, however, you have undertaken to make me hate laughter as much as I used to like it." "I do not understand you." "How do you think I look to-night ?" "Dazzling!" "That's too much! I know that I am not handsome." "I don't say you are handsome, but you are extremely graceful." "That's better; and it must be true, for I feel it.

The Malabar Widow is really handsome." "Yes, I should like to see her at the funeral pile." "To jump into it with her ?" "Exactly." "Do you expect to leave soon ?" "Next week, I believe." "Will you come and see me in Paris ?" "If you will allow me." "No, I don't allow you." "And why not?
great heavens!" "In the first place, I don't think I am going back to Paris myself." "That's a good reason.

And where do you expect to go, madam ?" "I don't know.

Let us make a pedestrian tour somewhere, you and I together; will you ?" "I should like nothing better.