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“I thought an interview would only disturb your peace and madden me”

“I grasped the gatepost for support, and stood intently gazing towards the door to take my last look on my soul‘s delight, my first on the detested mortal who had torn her from my heart and doomed her. I was certain, to a life of misery”

“to no concerns of daily life could I attend while this tempest of doubt and dread, of jealousy and rage distracted me.”

“I was not going to stand there to expose my tortured feelings to the insolent laughter and impertinent curiosity of a fellow like that.”

“Never till now had I known the full fervour of my love — the full strength of my hopes, not wholly crushed even in my hours of deepest despondency, always tenaciously clinging to the fact that one day she might be mine”

“I deeply regretted my stupidity and my foolish pride, but it was now too late to remedy the evil.”

“I was burning with anger, but pride obliged me to suppress my feelings and preserve a smooth face — or at least stoic calmness”

“it is deeds not words that must purchase my affection and esteem.”

“she is casting her pearls before swine. May they be satisfied with trampling them under their feet”

“don’t argue against me anymore: all you can say has been already said by my own heart and refuted by my reason.”