I will tell him the ties which bind me to mademoiselle valentine ; if he be a sensible man , he will prove it by renouncing of his own accord the hand of his betrothed , and will secure my friendship , and love until death ; if he refuse , either through interest or ridiculous pride , after i have proved to him that he would be forcing my wife from me , that valentine loves me , and will have no other , i will fight with him , give him every advantage , and i shall kill him , or he will kill me ; if i am victorious , he will not marry valentine , and if i die , i am very sure valentine will not marry him . “我要去找到他，我要把我和瓦朗蒂娜小姐之间的关系讲给他听。如果他是一个聪明高尚的人，他就会自动放弃婚约来证明这一点，那么，他就可以获得我至死不渝的感激和敬爱如果在我向他证明他在强夺我的妻子，证明瓦朗蒂娜爱我，而且不会再爱其他任何人以后，他拒绝放弃，不论是由于势利心或是由于自尊心，就要和他决斗，在让他优先的条件下，然后我就杀死他，不然就让他杀死我。如果我胜利了，我就娶了瓦朗蒂娜，如果我被杀死，我也确信瓦朗蒂娜一定不会嫁给他。 ”
