No one can tear Raoul from me, I'll tell you that; I hold him by habit, and that's even stronger than love." "In the first place, are you Florine ?" said the count, speaking in his natural voice.
"A pretty question! if you don't know that, my joking friend, why should I believe you ?" "Go and ask Nathan, who has left you to look for his other mistress, where he passed the night, three days ago.

He tried to kill himself without a word to you, my dear,--and all for want of money.

That shows how much you know about the affairs of a man whom you say you love, and who leaves you without a penny, and kills himself,--or, rather, doesn't kill himself, for his misses it.

Suicides that don't kill are about as absurd as a duel without a scratch." "That's a lie," said Florine.

"He dined with me that very day.