You love me, and have for long, yet I freely acknowledge your love can never exceed my own.

I love you better than my life, though perfectly aware that we are now parted forever.

I am a poor tutor, dependent on my daily exertions for subsistence; you the cherished daughter of a wealthy and ambitious parent.' "He drew me to him, and imprinted a long kiss on my lips; then put me gently back, and left the room.
"I never saw him again, but did I doubt his love?
No, no! I would sooner doubt my own existence.

We embarked, as you know, in the evening.

That night was beautiful--just such a one as this--serene and heavenly.