"Marianne's note, by assuring me that I was still as dear to her as in former days, that in spite of the many, many weeks we had been separated, she was as constant in her own feelings, and as full of faith in the constancy of mine as ever, awakened all my remorse.
"Toen Marianne's briefje mij de zekerheid schonk, dat ik haar nog even dierbaar was als vroeger, dat zij ondanks de vele, vele weken, sedert onze scheiding verloopen, nog even trouw was aan haar eigen gevoelens en nog even vertrouwend op de standvastigheid van de mijne, ontwaakte in mij het berouw.