I have watched with approval that, as Giulia grew from a child into a young woman, her liking for you seemed to ripen into affection.

This afternoon I have spoken to her, and she has acknowledged that she would obey my commands, to regard you as her future husband, with gladness.
"I could not, however, offer my daughter's hand to one who might reject it, or who, if he accepted it, would only do so because he considered the match to be a desirable one, from a business point of view.

Now that you have told me you love her, all difficulties are at an end.

I am not one of those fathers who would force a marriage upon their daughters, regardless of their feelings.

I gave to Maria free choice among her various suitors, and so I would give it to Giulia.