"A man marries a woman out of a sense of duty, and then makes her miserably unhappy, quite in spite of himself.

Of course, in such a case as yours, you feel that you owe a woman amends--you cannot call it compensation, as if it were a matter of law! She has given everything, and you have given nothing.

You owe her happiness, if you can bestow it upon her, don't you ?" "Indeed I do!" assented Marcello.
"Yes.

The question is, whether the way to make her happy is to marry her, when you have a reasonable doubt as to whether you can be a good husband to her.

That is the real problem, it seems to me.