“Idesireyounottointerruptme，“commandedFrauvonWerrig；“I
havelistenedtoyou，andnowyoushalllistentome。Ipromiseyoutospeakwithmorebrevitythanyouhave。Iwillnottroubleyouwithuselessphrasesandtediouslamentations。Iwillspeaktothepoint。MarieisthedaughterofGeneralWerrigvonLeuthen，whosenamewouldbecomeextinctifthegraceandfavorofthekinghadnotpreventedit，bypermittingthehusbandwhomwehavechosenforourdaughtertotakeourname，andtherewithbecomeourson。Youmaythink，inyourarroganceofcommoner，andtheprideyoutakeinhavingwontheloveofthedaughterofGeneralvonLeuthen，thatyoucouldbethishusbandandson-in-law。Buttwothingsfailyou:
first，thenecessaryfortune；and，secondly，theking\'sconsent，andthatofherfather。Ifyouwererich，itmightbepossiblethatweshouldbetouchedbythetenderamorousnessofourdaughter，andconquerouraversiontoyouforhersake。Youareoflowbirth，andtakeasubordinatepositioninsociety。ItwouldbeextremelylaughablefortheschoolmasterMoritztochangesuddenlyintoaHerrvonWerrigLeuthen。Ourson-in-lawmustbearichman，inordertobeabletogivehisnewtitleconsideration；and，fortunately，thewooerofmydaughter\'shandpossessesthisqualification，andthereforewehavegivenourconsent。Thekinghasapprovedourchoice，andpermitstherichbankerLudwigEbenstreittobecomeourson-in-law，andtakeourname。Thekinghasinthiscommunication，whichliesuponthetable，andwhichMariehasheardread，givenhisassurancetoennobleEbenstreitupontwoconditions:first，thatthebankershouldgiveuphisbusiness，andliveuponhisincome；and，secondly，thatthemarriageshouldnottakeplaceuntilthepapersofnobilityaremadeoutandpublished，sothatthedaughterofGeneralvonWerrigshouldnotmakeamisalliance。Youknowallnow，andyouwillatlastunderstandthatthereisbutonethingforyoutodo——conqueryourfoolishpresumption，andbegtobeexcusedforyourunheard-ofboldnessinforcingyourselfintoourhouse，andthenwithdrawquickly。Ifmyeardoesnotdeceiveme，youraccomplicehasopenedthedoors。IthinkIheardrightly，ifmyhearthasnoears，myheadpossessesbetter。Wehavefinished。I
wouldagainenjoinuponyouthedutyofbeggingforpardon，andthenIclosethisunrefreshingscenewiththesamewordswithwhichitopened——thereisthedoor——goout！“
“Yes，thereisthedoor——gooutofit！Iwanttobequiet——go！MydaughteristhebetrothedoftherichbankerHerrEbenstreit；shewillbehiswifeassoonasthepapersaremadeoutandpublished——