On Marriage

Sir:

It is with the gravest sorrow that I must make this report to you.
But for the next decade, my focus is on my health. I will not be
marrying any of the young and beautiful ladies in my sphere before
then, and I don't expect anyone to wait too much longer for that.
I am not truly saddened, for I am not one to be rushed into a union
that shall not last. And despite the amazing beauty I have seen
of the Nigerian women within my domain, I regret that I have other
priorities and we have YOU to thank for that sir. So YOU, sir,
not me, shall answer to their fathers when they go crying that
brother so-and-so did not want to marry them. You know how Nigerian
ladies are. You should have thought about that before you forced
me into self-exile. I am truly exiled, sir, from our people for
a very long time. If I had my way it would be for ever. But God
is kind. I remain, your opposition.
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