Chapter 106 Epistle Eleven Replies

Sir, don't scare people with big words, I don't care at all, and don't accuse me for no reason, it doesn't humiliate me.You know, between two young men of the same age, it is only love that seduces a woman, nothing else, and you have absolutely no right to derogate a man whom your love respects. What sacrifices do you dare to force me to make?What right do you have to ask me to do this?Must I destroy my last hope for you, the cause of all my misery?I would love to respect Julie's father, but if I had to learn to obey him, he should be my father.No, no, sir, whatever you may think of your actions, they will not compel me to give up for you the rights which are dear to me and which I should have.You have made me miserable all my life, and all I have is hatred for you, so you don't want me to obey you.Julie has said this before, and now I agree.well!She is always at your beck and call!Another man will have her, but I'm the one who deserves her the most.

If Ling'ai ever asked for my opinion on your authority, tell you the truth, I will teach her how to resist your unreasonable demands.However much you may prosper, My rights are more sacred than yours; and the tie that binds me to Julie is a limit to your paternal authority, even before the courts of men.If you dare to appeal to the ethical nature, you will only be condemned to violate its laws. Stop using as an excuse that grotesque and flimsy honor which you profess to assert, when in fact it is you who have damaged it.If you respect Julie's choice, your honor is secured, for, though you have insulted me, I respect you in my heart.So, whatever the old adage may say, there is absolutely no dishonor in marrying an honest man.If I offend you with my ego and arrogance, hit me, I will never fight back to save my life.In addition, I rarely want to know what the honor of a nobleman is, but the honor of a good man is closely related to me. I know how to defend it. As long as I live, I will defend it to the death and keep it pure. .

Well, you cruel father who is not worthy of being a loving father, think about it, you are murdering your relatives, your meek daughter is sacrificing her happiness for your prejudice.One day you will regret the pain you have caused me, and it will be too late when you realize that your blind and dehumanized hatred has caused you as much misery as mine.Undoubtedly, I shall be a very unfortunate person, but one day, when your conscience finds out, you will be even more unfortunate than I am, because you have sacrificed your only flesh and blood to some grotesque prejudices of yours. There is no other good daughter in the world who is talented, beautiful and virtuous. However, although God has blessed her with various advantages, but only forgot to give her a good father!

Written attached to last letter I have decided to return to Julie de Etanche the right to control her own destiny, to marry whomever she wishes. SG