"It is a very extraordinary situation," he said, blowing a ring of
smoke and watching it circle away. "You are so tired of him you want
him killed; he seems equally tired of you, and, moreover, he is
determined to marry another woman. Yet, neither of you gets a
divorce--and you actually follow him here--and he, then, actually
refuses to let you depart."
The fan kept moving slowly.
"A very extraordinary situation, indeed, Your Highness,--as you state
it," she said.
"As I state it?" he echoed.