I love you to desperation.

Will you give yourself to a wretch like me?
Say no! don't throw away your beauty, your love on so common a piece of clay." Viola uttered a loud, piercing scream that dispersed all Bernard's thoughts and frightened the horse.

He went dashing across the bridge, Bernard endeavoring to grasp the reins.

When he at last succeeded, Viola had fainted.

Bernard drove hurriedly towards Viola's home, puzzled beyond measure.