hiː dᵻsˈaɪdz tə stˈeɪ æt ðɛɹ hˈoʊm mˈʌtʃ tə ðə ʃɐɡɹˈɪn ʌvðə kˈɜːnəl hˌuː dʌznˌɑːt θˈɪŋk hiː ʃˌʊd dᵻzˈɜːt hɪz pˈoʊst ɪn nˈeɪpəlz ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə wˈɪn ðə hˈænd ʌv hɪz dˈɔːɾɚ.
He decides to stay at their home much to the chagrin of the Colonel who does not think he should desert his post in Naples in order to win the hand of his daughter.