Then she whispered tenderly: “Because you would bring women here, and I won’t have it.”
He grew indignant. “Never. I can promise you that.”
“No, you will bring them all the same.”
“I swear I won’t.”
“Truly?”
“Truly, on my word of honor. This is our place, our very own.”
She clasped him to her in an outburst of love, exclaiming: “Very well, then, darling. But you know if you once deceive me, only once, it will be all over between us, all over forever.”
He swore again with many protestations, and it was agreed that he should install himself there that very day, so that she could look in on him as she passed the door. Then she said: “In any case, come and dine with us on Sunday. My husband thinks you are charming.”
He was flattered “Really!”
“Yes, you have captivated him. And then, listen, you have told me that you were brought up in a country-house.”
“Yes; why?”
“Then you must know something about agriculture?”
“Yes.”
“Well, talk to him about gardening and the crops. He is very fond of that sort of thing.”
“Good; I will not forget.”