"I do not enter into the details of why a woman wants to see her lover.
" "I meant, I only..." she said, flushing hotly.
This coarseness of his angered her, and gave her courage.
" Surely you must feel how easy it is for you to insult me?" she said.
"An honest man and an honest woman may be insulted, but to tell a thief he's a thief is simply _la constatation d'un fait_.