Youneverscrupletousethepowerwhichhislovehasplacedinyourhand。Yourpositionofvantagemaybereadinagesture，alook，atone。Oh!darling，howtrulyareyouthemadwantonyourmothercalledyou!Youdonotquestion，Ifancy，thatIamgreatlyLouis’superior。
Well，Iwouldaskyou，haveyoueverheardmecontradicthim？AmInotalways，inthepresenceofothers，thewifewhorespectsinhimtheauthorityofthefamily？Hypocrisy!youwillsay。Well，listentome。
ItistruethatifIwanttogivehimanyadvicewhichIthinkmaybeofusetohim，IwaitforthequietandseclusionofourbedroomtoexplainwhatIthinkandwish；but，Iassureyou，sweetheart，thateventhereIneverarrogatetomyselftheplaceofmentor。IfIdidnotremaininprivatethesamesubmissivewifethatIappeartoothers，hewouldloseconfidenceinhimself。Dear，thegoodwedotoothersisspoiltunlessweeffaceourselvessocompletelythatthosewehelphavenosenseofinferiority。Thereisawonderfulsweetnessinthesehiddensacrifices，andwhatatriumphformeinyourunsuspectingpraisesofLouis!Therecanbenodoubtalsothatthehappiness，thecomfort，thehopeofthelasttwoyearshaverestoredwhatmisfortune，hardship，solitude，anddespondencyhasrobbedhimof。
This，then，isthesum-totalofmyobservations。AtthepresentmomentyouloveinFelipe，notyourhusband，butyourself。Thereistruthinyourfather’swords；concealedbythespring-flowersofyourpassionliesallthegreatlady’sselfishness。Ah!mychild，howImustloveyoutospeaksuchbittertruths!
Letmetellyou，ifyouwillpromisenevertobreatheawordofthistotheBaron，theendofourtalk。Wehadbeensingingyourpraisesineverykey，forhesoondiscoveredthatIlovedyoulikeafondly-