You shall never suffer social degradation, darling--the whole world shall know that I hold you blameless; but you can be my wife in name only." She was silent for a few minutes, and then she held out her arms to him again.
"Oh, my love, relent!" she cried.

"Do not be so hard on me--indeed, I have done no wrong.

Be merciful! I am your wife; your name is so mighty, so noble, it will overshadow me.

Who notices the weed that grows under the shadow of the kingly oak?
Oh, my husband, let me stay! I love you so dearly--let me stay!" The trial was so hard and cruel that great drops fell from his brow and his lips trembled.
"My darling, it is utterly impossible.

We have been deceived.