"Oh, my friend, you know how I am struggling! Do not say such horrid things."
"It is because I know how you are struggling that I find myself compelled to say anything on the subject. What hardship will there be in his living for twelve months with a clergyman in Prussia? What can he do better? What better chance can he have of being weaned from the life he is leading?"
"If he could only be married!"
"Married! Who is to marry him? Why should any girl with money throw herself away upon him?"

"Oh, my friend, do not say such horrid things."
"I have to. What hardship will there be in his living for twelve months with a clergyman in Prussia? What can he do better?"
"If he could only be married!"
"Married! Why should any girl with money throw herself away upon him? 