`` < br/ > `` of course you 'd say you did n't know ... you 'd say anything to get your hands on your heir ... '' `` giuro su dio-i swear to god-i swear by everything , by my love for you ... '' and he caved in under the brutality of it all , dropped to his knees before her , caught her around the hips , frantic to stem the tide of her anguish .