“I own that I have struggled with my feelings,” he said. “You are not, it is to be admitted, the sort of young lady I had anticipated attaching myself to. However, since almost the first moment of our acquaintance, I have found myself unable to fix my attentions on anyone else. I admire you greatly, despite my justifiable misgivings, and believe that, with effort and mutual endeavor, we would ultimately do well together. I beg you would accept my proposal of marriage.”
