Butwhat，Omanofmischief!isthetendencyofthythoughts？
Frustratedinthyfirstdesign，thouwiltnotforegotheimmolationofthyvictim。Toexterminatemyreputationwasallthatremainedtothee，andthismyguardianhaspermitted。TodispossessPleyelofthisprejudicemaybeimpossible；butifthatbeeffected，itcannotbesupposedthatthywilesareexhausted；thycunningwilldiscoverinnumerableavenuestotheaccomplishmentofthymalignantpurpose。
WhyshouldIenterthelistsagainstthee？WouldtoheavenIcoulddisarmthyvengeancebymydeprecations!WhenIthinkofalltheresourceswithwhichnatureandeducationhavesuppliedthee；thatthyformisacombinationofsteelyfibresandorgansofexquisiteductilityandboundlesscompass，actuatedbyanintelligencegiftedwithinfiniteendowments，andcomprehendingallknowledge，Iperceivethatmydoomisfixed。
Whatobstaclewillbeabletodivertthyzealorrepelthyefforts？Thatbeingwhohashithertoprotectedmehasbornetestimonytotheformidablenessofthyattempts，sincenothinglessthansupernaturalinterferencecouldcheckthycareer。
Musingonthesethoughts，Iarrived，towardsthecloseoftheday，atPleyel\'shouse。Amonthbefore，Ihadtraversedthesamepath；buthowdifferentweremysensations!NowIwasseekingthepresenceofonewhoregardedmeasthemostdegenerateofhumankind。Iwastopleadthecauseofmyinnocence，againstwitnessesthemostexplicitandunerring，ofthosewhichsupportthefabricofhumanknowledge。ThenearerIapproachedthecrisis，themoredidmyconfidencedecay。Whenthechaisestoppedatthedoor，mystrengthrefusedtosupportme，andIthrewmyselfintothearmsofanancientfemaledomestic。Ihadnotcouragetoinquirewhetherhermasterwasathome。Iwastormentedwithfearsthattheprojectedjourneywasalreadyundertaken。Thesefearswereremoved，byheraskingmewhethersheshouldcallheryoungmaster，whohadjustgoneintohisownroom。Iwassomewhatrevivedbythisintelligence，andresolvedimmediatelytoseekhimthere。