“Come，“saidhe，“let’sbegin。“
Hewrote——
“Courage，Emma!courage!Iwouldnotbringmiseryintoyourlife。“
“Afterall，that’strue，“thoughtRodolphe。“Iamactinginherinterest；Iamhonest。“
“Haveyoucarefullyweighedyourresolution？DoyouknowtowhatanabyssIwasdraggingyou，poorangel？No，youdonot，doyou？