Iamsincerelysorrytosaythatitwasseriouslymade。Phillotsonlookedmoredisturbedthanbefore，andthemeeting-placeofhisbrowstwitchedagain。Intenminuteshecalledupthechildhehadjustsenttoher，anddispatchedanothermissive：
GodknowsIdon’twanttothwartyouinanyreasonableway。
Mywholethoughtistomakeyoucomfortableandhappy。ButIcannotagreetosuchapreposterousnotionasyourgoingtolivewithyourlover。Youwouldloseeverybody’srespectandregard；andsoshouldI！Afteranintervalasimilarpartwasenactedintheclass-room，andananswercame：
Iknowyoumeanmygood。ButIdon’twanttoberespectable！
Toproduce`Humandevelopmentinitsrichestdiversity’toquoteyourHumboldtistomymindfaraboverespectability。Nodoubtmytastesarelow-inyourview-hopelesslylow！Ifyouwontletmegotohim，willyougrantmethisonerequest-allowmetoliveinyourhouseinaseparateway？Tothishereturnednoanswer。