My object has been to secure an amiable companion for myself, with due consideration for the advantage of all your family, and if my MANNER has bee at all [color=Red][b]reprehensible[/b][/color], I here beg leave to apologise.

• 我的目的就是要找一个可爱的伴侣，并且适当地考虑到府上的利益；假使我的态度方面有什么地方应该受到责备的话，就让我当面道个谦吧。