"As thou shouldst be," Claudius says, with fondness for them both. "I used to believe that men who swore to only one lover did so from religious necessity, ignoring all new loves that kindled, dousing the flame before it caught -- but now I think there are many ways to be in love. Wangji's is a way I admire." More softly, "I know I have a roving heart. But if thou wouldst ask for any thing to be thine only, I'd give it to thee gladly. Thou art the only husband for me -- I can say that with certainty. I will not marry again."