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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 o£ 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 hâve played a trick on me, and you must leave my house. You would hâve 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 hâve been able to restrain myself .