"We are so very happy. He's wonderful, he's the best of husbands. But you, monsieur, you're always so funny about carriages! I don't need a carriage. We have feet and it's springtime."

Don't you miss our walks, don't you ever want to walk with me anymore, won't you be my papa--

"But of course you're right, everything will be joy and enjoyment. It already is, you know, I'm very happy. Perhaps it's selfish of me to be glad to have Marius to myself, but I'm happy to be selfish, if so! About my dear Marius, I'm glad to be."