So Josephine started at Camille's audacious proposal. "Never mention
such a thing to me again: or--or, I will not walk with you any more:"
then she thrilled with pleasure at the obnoxious idea, "she Camille's
wife!" and colored all over--with rage, Camille thought. He promised
submissively not to renew the topic: no more he did till next day.
Josephine had spent nearly the whole interval in thinking of it; so she
was prepared to put him down by calm reasons. She proceeded to do so,
gently, but firmly.
Lo and behold! what does he do, but meets her with just as many reasons,
and just as calm ones: and urges them gently, but firmly.
Heaven had been very kind to them: why should they be unkind to
themselves? They had had a great escape: why not accept the happiness,
as, being persons of honor, they had accepted the misery? with many
other arguments, differing in other things, but agreeing in this, that
they were all sober, grave, and full of common-sense.
Finding him not defenceless on the score of reason, she shifted her
ground and appealed to his delicacy.
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