Itisevidenttomymindthatnosuchperpetualworshipwillgiveyoutheinfinitedelightswhichyouaredreamingofinmarriage，——insomemarriagewhereobediencewillbeyourpride，wherenoblelittlesacrificescanbemadeandhidden，wheretheheartisfullofanxietieswithoutacause，andsuccessesareawaitedwitheagerhope，whereeachnewchanceformagnanimityishailedwithjoy，wheresoulsarecomprehendedtotheirinmostrecesses，andwherethewomanprotectswithherlovethemanwhoprotectsher。\"
\"Youareasorcerer！\"exclaimedModeste。
\"Neitherwillyoufindthatsweetequalityoffeeling，thatcontinualsharingofeachother’slife，thatcertaintyofpleasingwhichmakesmarriagetolerable，ifyoutakeCanalis，——amanwhothinksofhimselfonly，whose’I’istheonestringtohislute，whosemindissofixedonhimselfthathehashithertotakennonoticeofyourfatherortheduke，——amanofsecond—rateambitions，towhomyourdignityandyourdevotionwillmatternothing，whowillmakeyouamereappendagetohishousehold，andwhoalreadyinsultsyoubyhisindifferencetoyourbehavior;yes，ifyoupermittedyourselftogosofarastoboxyourmother’searsCanaliswouldshuthiseyestoit，anddenyyourcrimeeventohimself，becausehethirstsforyourmoney。Andso，mademoiselle，whenIspokeofthemanwhotrulylovesyouIwasnotthinkingofthegreatpoetwhoisnothingbutalittlecomedian，noroftheduke，whomightbeagoodmarriageforyou，butneverahusband——\"
\"Butscha，myheartisablankpageonwhichyouareyourselfwritingallthatyoureadthere，\"criedModeste，interruptinghim。\"Youarecarriedawaybyyourprovincialhatredforeverythingthatobligesyoutolookhigherthanyourownhead。Youcan’tforgiveapoetforbeingastatesman，forpossessingthegiftofspeech，forhavinganoblefuturebeforehim，——andyoucalumniatehisintentions。\"
\"His！——mademoiselle，hewillturnhisbackuponyouwiththebasenessofanAlthor。\"