Opening, part 22 · page 21 2101But what revolts me is the idea of marrying a woman without knowing anything at all about her.102My father will ask the hand of the daughter of some neighbouring sovereign, who will give his consent to our union.103Be she fair or frightful, clever or stupid, good or bad, I must marry her, and am left no choice in the matter.104How am I to know that she will not be proud, passionate, contemptuous, and recklessly extravagant, or that her disposition will in any way suit mine?"1 2← previousOpening, part 21next →Opening, part 23↑ back to The Arabian Nights EntertainmentsThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/22/page/2/