human
I cannot see what is to be done,
gpt
Is it possible that I must tell you, Signer Malipieri?
human
You mean, of course, that I should offer to marry Donna Sabina,
gpt
What else could an honourable man do, in your position?
human
I wish I knew.
gpt
Do you mean to say that you refuse? the Princess asked, between scorn and anger.
human
Are you so little one of us that you suppose this to be a question of inclination?
gpt
I wish it were. I love your daughter with all my heart and soul. I did, before I saved her life last night.
human
Well--but then? I do not understand. There is something else?
gpt
Yes, there is something else. I have kept the secret a long time, and it is not all my own.
human
I have a right to know it,
gpt
I never expected to tell it to any one, Malipieri said, in a low voice, and evidently struggling with himself.
human
I see that I shall have to trust you.
gpt
You must, insisted the Princess.
human
My daughter has a right to know, as well as I; and you say that you love her.
gpt
I am married.
human
Good heavens!