"No, Fernand, you will not thus give way to evil thoughts. Unable to...

    The young girl made a gesture of rage."I understand you, Fernand; yo...

    "I mean, Mercedes, that you are thus harsh and cruel with me, becaus...

    "Well, I will do better, Mercedes. I will be a sailor; instead of th...

    "You could do no such thing, Fernand; you are a soldier, and if you ...

    "Fernand," answered Mercedes, shaking her head," a woman becomes a b...

    "And if it were, Mercedes, poor and lone as you are, you suit me as ...

    "Sometimes you pretend I am useful to you, and that is an excuse to ...

    "You mistake, Fernand; it is not a law, but merely a custom, and, I ...