You can't kill a minuet de la coeur. You may shut up the music book... but surely the minuet-- the minuet itself is dancing itself away into the furthest stars, even as our minuet of the Hessian bathing places must be stepping itself still.

“But the real fierceness of desire, the real heat of a passion long continued an…”

“I know nothing - nothing in the world - of the hearts of men. I only know that …”

“Yes, a war is inevitable. Firstly, there's you fellows who can't be trusted. An…”

“A gentleman in those days consulted his heirs about tree planting. Should you p…”