\"Oh，Eliza，yourbeauty，yourangelicpurityandgoodnesswouldsurmounttheirresistance，fornoheartisabletowithstandyou;
andwhenmyparentsareonceacquaintedwithyou，whentheyhavesubmittedtosternnecessity，theywillsoonloveyou，andfoldyouasadaughtertotheirhearts。\"
\"Butfirsttheywouldhavetosubmittosternnecessity，andI
shouldhavetobeforceduponthem，thattheymightafterwardlearntoloveme。Muchobligedtoyou，sir;Iamonlyapeasant—girl，butIhavemypridetoo，andwillneverallowmyselftobeforceduponafamily，butwillonlytakeahusbandwhoseparentswouldcometomeetmeaffectionately，andgiveme，theirblessingonthethresholdofmynewhome。Andnowletusdropthesubject，andtellmewhathashappenedtoyouduringourseparation。\"
\"Yousee，Eliza，whathashappenedtome，\"saidUlrich，mournfully。