"Would it have been better if I had concealed all this from you?
Many men,--most men perhaps, in similar circumstances would have done so.

But I cannot treat you in that way.

I have been, and would always be open and sincere to you in all things.
You know all about this match.

You know that it is a family arrangement managed by my uncle.

You know, that if I wished it ever so much, I can't avoid it.