- Edward Ferrars: Miss Dashwood, Elinor, I came here with no expectation. After everything that's happened to you, you have every right to turn me away this instant. But I cannot leave here without conveying the intensity of my feelings for you. I loved you at Norland, almost from our first encounter. I couldn't express it then as I was bound by my promise to Lucy. I think you felt it and were puzzled and hurt by my lack of openness with you. Let me be open now. Everyday since I first saw you, my love for you has grown. Elinor, I know I have no right to hope, but I must ask, can you forgive me? Can you love me? Will you marry me?