\"Iconfideinyouentirely，butforgoodness’sakesaynomoreonacircumstancewhichwoundsmysenseofmodesty。YousaidthatI
offeredyoumarriagebecauseyoutooklibertieswithme？\"
\"WasIwrong？\"
\"Yes，partly，atallevents；andyououghttoknowthatifIhadnotgoodreasonsIshouldhavedoneaveryfoolishthinginofferingtomarryyou，butImayaswelltellyouthat，libertiesornoliberties，Ishouldalwayshavelikedyoubetterthananyone。\"
Iwasbesidemyselfwithjoy，andseizingherhandIcovereditwithtenderandrespectfulkisses；andIfeelcertainthatifanotaryandpriesthadbeenthenandthereavailable，Ishouldhavemarriedherwithoutthesmallesthesitation。