“Do you think I try to amuse myself by worrying you?”
“Yes.”
“No, that isn’t true. You don’t think so.”
“Then why this constant inclination to distress me, to poke fun at me?”
“I never poked fun at you.”
“Then I have made a mistake.... I had come to think that you took some interest in me.”
“And so I did. I did take an interest in you, and I keep on taking an interest in you.”
“And why so?”
“Because I see that you are unhappy, and you are alone.”
“Ah! You are sorry for me!” “Now you are offended. Yes, I am sorry for you.”