Unmarried to him, this would never grieve me; but can I let him complete his calculations--coolly put into practice his plans--go through the wedding ceremony? Can I receive from him the bridal ring, endure all the forms of love (which I doubt not he would scrupulously observe) and know that the spirit was quite absent?
Si je ne suis pas mariée à lui, je ne m'en affligerai pas; mais puis-je accepter cela? puis-je le voir exécuter froidement son plan, supporter la cérémonie du mariage, recevoir de lui l'anneau d'alliance, souffrir toutes les formes de l'amour (car, je n'en doute pas, il les observera scrupuleusement), et savoir que son esprit est loin de moi?