And almost all society she shunned.
Yet ever doth it now appear more clear
That to this stranger she hath giv’n her heart.
And as things are, we feel ourselves compelled
Not to oppose the wishes of our child;
Thomas she loves, and she would marry him.
First Preceptor (with faltering movements):
Why runs this marriage counter to thy will?
Keane:
My lord, there is no need for me to tell