“If I made myself intelligible yesterday, this letter will be expected; but expected or not, I know it will be read with candour and indulgence.⁠—You are all goodness, and I believe there will be need of even all your goodness to allow for some parts of my past conduct.⁠—But I have been forgiven by one who had still more to resent. My courage rises while I write. It is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble. I have already met with such success in two applications for pardon, that I may be in danger of thinking myself too sure of yours, and of those among your friends who have had any ground of offence.⁠—You must all endeavour to comprehend the exact nature of my situation when I first arrived at Randalls; you must consider me as having a secret which was to be kept at all hazards. This was the fact. My right to place myself in a situation requiring such concealment, is another question. I shall not discuss it here. For my temptation to