BARON.
And what did he say?

AMELIA.
Will you give me leave to tell you what he said?

BARON.
Certainly.

AMELIA.
And you won’t be angry?

BARON.
Undoubtedly not.

AMELIA.
Why, then—you know you commanded me never to disguise or conceal the truth.

BARON.
I did so.

AMELIA.
Why, then he said——

BARON.
What did he say?

AMELIA.
He said—he would not marry me without your consent for the world.