Should all the world abandon me I must do it, otherwise I shall go mad: I am not far short of it now.

After this there seems nothing more to be said.

You will perceive it is useless to try to turn me from it; but if you have anything to say I am ready to argue with you.

If any one says that widow-marriage is contrary to religion, I will give him Vidya Sagar's essay to read.

When so learned a teacher affirms that widow-marriage is approved by the Shastras, who can contradict?
And if you say that though allowed by the Shastras it is not countenanced by society, that if I carry out this marriage I shall be excluded from society, the answer is, 'Who in Govindpur can exclude me from society?
In a place where I constitute society, who is there to banish me ?' Nevertheless, for your sakes I will effect the marriage secretly; no one shall know anything about it.