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I asked him for her hand, but he refused me. I am not your friend, but I am his friend. The best way to get yourself out of the difficulty is to show him the door. Well, why did you allow him to believe that you are my nièce, when you are not? He lost his head, and I noticed it. You have played a trick on me, and you must leave my house. You would have done better to ridicule him. He deserved to be beaten instead of being only scolded. I am not any the less wretched because of that. I said nothing to him ; I should not have been able to restrain myself .