But I am ready to submit, and I came to tell you so.

You desire me to marry, I consent; but I hold you responsible for the happiness of this marriage.

At God's throne, I will call you to justify yourself, and there we will speak as equals, as man to man.

What right had you to rob me of my most holy and beautiful possession?
What right have you to lay a heavy chain on heart and hand, that love will not help me to bear?
I hold you responsible for my miserable life, my shattered hopes.

Will you accept these conditions?
Do you still wish me to marry ?" "I accept the conditions," said the king, solemnly.