Preoccupied with what he considered Edith's perfidy, he failed to understand his wife's silence and her mood.
"Edith's very fond of you.

You won't let this make any difference between you and her ?" "Between her and me it can make no difference.

I am very fond of Edith." "But the fact remains that you married me under false pretences?
Is that what you mean ?" "You may certainly put it that way." "I understand your point of view completely.

I wish you could understand mine.

When Edith said there were things she could have told you that I couldn't, she meant that there were extenuating circumstances." "They would have made no difference." "Excuse me, they make all the difference.