9.
PAULINE
My husband? I asked him myself to take me away,
LEONHARD
And what excuse did you give for it? you
PAULINE
None, I told him the truth, as I always do.
LEONHARD
always? He would make a new play of it and be etafal to
RAULINE
Fou after all
From the first day of our married life I promised to confess
to him my every Hmotion, every lightest made of feeling. I
gave him this promise in exchange for his to do the same.
when is you
LEONHARD
And this morning?
PAULINE
ervorow morning
This morning I told him that I am in danger.
LEONHARD
Tren
And what did he say?
PAULINE
Jou :
Did I not tell you that we leave tomorrow morning?
LEONHARD
I shall
Pauline, do you uppose he will ever forgive you?
PAULINE
But you are
Why not? I have forgotten him much more.
LEONHARD
et de la
He is a man and we are all vain. He is a post and therefore
a thousand times more vain than other men. He will make you
repent it for the rest of your life.
die a thousand tim¬