“To put Adèle to bed: it is past her bedtime.”

“You are afraid of me, because I talk like a Sphynx.”

“Your language is enigmatical, sir: but though I am bewildered, I am certainly not afraid.”

“You are afraid⁠—your self-love dreads a blunder.”

“In that sense I do feel apprehensive⁠—I have no wish to talk nonsense.”