HELENA. Analytikos says if there weren't any money, there wouldn't be
any of those ridiculous socialists.
PARIS. It isn't money. It's sincerity.
HELENA. I, too, believe in sincerity. It's the loveliest thing in the
world.
PARIS. And the most dangerous.
HELENA. The truth is never dangerous.
PARIS. Except when told.
HELENA [making room on the couch for him to sit next to her]. You
mustn't say wicked things to me.
PARIS. Can your theories survive a test?
HELENA [beautifully]. Truth is eternal and survives all tests.
PARIS. No. Perhaps, after all, your soul is not ready for the supremest
heights.
HELENA. Do you mean to say I'm not religious? Religion teaches the
meaning of love.
PARIS. Has it taught you to love your husband?
HELENA [starting up and immediately sitting down again]. How dare you
speak to me like that?