Good-bye till to-morrow, Monsieur Constantin Marc." And she went out briskly.
Chevalier ran after her down the corridor, descended the stage staircase behind her, and rejoined her by the stage doorkeeper's box.
"Felicie, come and dine with me to-night at our cabaret.

I should be so glad if you would! Will you ?" "Good gracious, no!" "Why won't you ?" "Leave me alone; you are bothering me!" She tried to escape.

He detained her.
"I love you so! Don't be too cruel to me!" Taking a step towards him, her lips curling back from her clenched teeth, she hissed into his ear: "It's all over, over, over! You hear me?
I am fed up with you." Then, very gently and solemnly, he said: "It is the last time that we two shall speak together.

Listen, Felicie, before there is a tragedy I ought to warn you.

I cannot compel you to love me.