“Itis，Ithink，quiteimpossiblethatyoucanpermityourselftobespokenofasyouarespokenofnow，withoutstirringpersonallyinthematter。Youhaveunluckilymademanyenemieshere，andforemostamongthemismycolleague，Mr。Darch。HehasbeenshowingeverywhereasomewhatrashlyexpressedletteryouwrotetohimonthesubjectoflettingthecottagetoMajorMilroyinsteadoftohimself，andithashelpedtoexasperatethefeelingagainstyou。ItisroundlystatedinsomanywordsthatyouhavebeenpryingintoMissGwilt’sfamilyaffairs，withthemostdishonorablemotives;thatyouhavetried，foraprofligatepurposeofyourown，todamageherreputation，andtodepriveheroftheprotectionofMajorMilroy’sroof;andthat，afterhavingbeenaskedtosubstantiatebyproofthesuspicionsthatyouhavecastonthereputationofadefenselesswoman，youhavemaintainedasilencewhichcondemnsyouintheestimationofallhonorablemen。
“IhopeitisquiteunnecessaryformetosaythatIdon’tattachthesmallestparticleofcredittotheseinfamousreports。Buttheyaretoowidelyspreadandtoowidelybelievedtobetreatedwithcontempt。Istronglyurgeyoutoreturnatoncetothisplace，andtotakethenecessarymeasuresfordefendingyourcharacter，inconcertwithme，asyourlegaladviser。Ihaveformed，sincemyinterviewwithMissGwilt，averystrongopinionofmyownonthesubjectofthatladywhichitisnotnecessarytocommittopaper。SufficeittosayherethatIshallhaveameanstoproposetoyouforsilencingtheslanderoustonguesofyourneighbors，onthesuccessofwhichIstakemyprofessionalreputation，ifyouwillonlybackmebyyourpresenceandauthority。
“Itmay，perhaps，helptoshowyouthenecessitythereisforyourreturn，ifImentiononeotherassertionrespectingyourself，whichisineverybody’smouth。Yourabsenceis，I
regrettotellyou，attributedtothemeanestofallmotives。ItissaidthatyouareremaininginLondonbecauseyouareafraidtoshowyourfaceatThorpeAmbrose。
“Believeme，dearsir，yourfaithfulservant，“A。PEDGIFT，Sen。”