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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Maid Marian by Thomas Love Peacock: "No," said the baron, "the lonely swan does not die on the pool.
If there be a river at hand, she flies to the river, and finds her a mate;
and so shall not you."
"But," said Matilda, "you may send with me any, or as many,
of your grooms as you will."
"My grooms," said the baron, "are all false knaves.
There is not a rascal among them but loves you better than me.
Villains that I feed and clothe."
"Surely," said Matilda, "it is not villany to love me:
if it be, I should be sorry my father were an honest man."
The baron relaxed his muscles into a smile. "Or my lover either," added
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