Daniel Deronda by George Eliot — Read

Rien ne pèse tant qu'un secret / Le porter loin est difficile aux dames: / Et je scais mesme sur ce fait / Bon nombre d'hommes qui sont femmes. / La Fontaine

Meanwhile Deronda had been fastened and led off by Mr. Vandernoodt, who wished for a brisker walk, a cigar, and a little gossip. Since we cannot tell a man his own secrets, the restraint of being in his company often breeds a desire to pair off in conversation with some more ignorant person, and Mr. Vandernoodt presently said,