"Do not think that you are ruined.
_You_ could _never_ be ruined.

_Nothing_ could ruin _you_.

It is not in the power of fate to ruin a man like YOU.

And if you loved me when you first met my eyes it was because you read in them the soul that was created yours! And if these eyes have haunted you ever since it was because this soul has been always longing, yearning, aspiring towards yours!" And she dropped her face in her hands and wept for pure joy.
"Salome, Salome, can this be indeed true?
Can I have been so blessed?
Am I indeed so happy?
Then is this abundant compensation for all that I have lost in this world! Heavenly consolation for all I have suffered on earth! Speak again, oh, my dearest! Tell me once more, for I can scarcely realize my happiness! Speak again, beloved, for your words are life to me!" he exclaimed, with profound emotion.
"Yes, I will tell you all!" she said, wiping away her joyful tears and looking up.

"I will tell you everything for it is your right! You have made me so happy to-day! I loved you from the beginning.