I swore to be revenged, but how was I to accomplish my desire?
I could not see any way in which it was possible for me to make you suffer.

I could not touch your heart, your affections, your fortune.

The only thing that I could touch was your pride.

Through your pride, your keen sensitiveness I decided to stab you; and I have succeeded! I recovered my courage and my pride together, made you believe that all that had passed had been jest, and then I told you that I was going to marry the duke.
"I will say no more of my love or my sorrow.

I lived only for vengeance, but how my object was to be effected I could not tell.