"I am very glad to hear you say so. Now that I have confessed so much I will confess more. I did believe you were guilty; I did believe that you were the abductor."
"No, I loved her too well."
"You loved her?"
"I did."
"And did she know that you loved her?"
"She did."
"And did she love you?"
"I have reason to believe that Amalie loved me; I know that I loved her."
"But she is a poor girl; she could not aid you to remove the mortgages from your estates in case you should become the baron."
"It makes no difference. She is a beautiful girl, one of the loveliest creatures I ever met in all my life. I am a sad man; I shall always be sad."