Was I not, though you might deem me cold, nevertheless a man thoughtful for others, craving little for himself - kind, true, just, and of constant, if not warm affections?

虽说你可能认为我冷酷无情，难道我不是为他人着想，很少替自己打算吗？——就算我不是温情脉脉，难道我不是善良、真诚、正直，对爱情始终不渝的人吗？