\"Ibegyoulaboratthisaffair。WhenonehatesromanceheroinesasheartilyasIdo，onedreadsthose’virtues’oftheferocioustype[LESVERTUSFAROUCHES，soterriblyawarethattheyarevirtuous]；andIhadrathermarrythegreatest——[unnamable]——inBerlin，thanadevoteewithhalfadozenghastlyhypocrites（CAGOTS）atherbeck。IfitwerestillMOGLICH[possible，inGerman]tomakeherCalvinist[REFORMEE；ourCourt—Creed，whichmighthaveanallayingtendency，andatleastwouldmakehergowiththestream]？ButIdoubtthat:——Iwillinsist，however，thatherGrandmotherhavethetrainingofher。Whatyoucandotohelpinthis，mydearFriend，Iampersuadedyouwilldo。
\"ItafflictedmealittlethattheKingstillhasdoubtsofme，whileIamobeyinginsuchamatter，diametricallyoppositetomyownideas。InwhatwayshallIofferstrongerproofs？ImaygivemyselftotheDevil，itwillbetonopurpose；nothingbuttheoldsongoveragain，doubtondoubt。——Don’timagineIamgoingtodisobligetheDuke，theDuchessortheDaughter，Ibeseechyou！
Iknowtoowellwhatisduetothem，andtoomuchrespecttheirmerits，nottoobservethestrictestrulesofwhatisproper，——
evenifIhatedtheirprogenyandthemlikethepestilence。
\"IhopetospeaktoyouwithopenheartatBerlin。——Youmaythink，too，howIshallbeembarrassed，havingtodotheAMOROSOperhapswithoutbeingit，andtotakeanappetiteformuteugliness，——forIdon’tmuchtrustCountSeckendorf’stasteinthisarticle，\"——inspiteofhistestimoniesinTobacco—Parliamentandelsewhere。