Josephine merely smiled, not speaking at first. Her eyes were closed for most of what was being said, but they opened towards the end. "I look forward to such happiness... I shall be patient, and once we have won I will truly be yours; and you shall be mine. The both of us one and the same." Josephine coughed softly into her arm suddenly, suddenly feeling very lightheaded. But she dared not worry Raoul, and tried to hide her discomfort.