“Be patient, dear Renzo; I am ready to do——all that depends on me. I—I wish to see you satisfied—I wish you well—— And when I think that you were so happy, that you wanted nothing when the whim entered your head to be married——”
“What words are these, Signor?” interrupted Renzo, with a look of astonishment and anger.
“I say, do be patient—I say, I wish to see you happy. In short—in short, my dear child, I have not been in fault; I did not make the laws. Before concluding a marriage, we are required to search closely that there be no obstacles.”
“Now, I beseech you, tell me at once what difficulty has occurred?”
“Be patient—these are not points to be cleared up in an instant. There will be nothing, I hope; but whether or not, we must search into the matter. The passage is clear and explicit,—‘antiquam matrimonium denunciet——’”
“I’ll not hear your Latin.”
“But it is necessary to explain to you——”
“But why not do this before? Why tell me all was prepared? Why wait——”
“See there now! to reproach me with my kindness! I have hastened every thing to serve you; but—but there has occurred——well, well, I know——”
“And what do you wish that I should do?”