had，livedalifeofsomereading，contemplation，andinquiry；thatIhadnotstudied，asIrathersupposedIhad，toinculcatesomeChristianlessonsinbooks；thatIhadnevertried，asIrathersupposedIhad，toturnachildortwotenderlytowardstheknowledgeandloveofourSaviour；thatIhadneverhad，asI
rathersupposedIhadhad，departedfriends，orstoodbesideopengraves；butthatIhadlivedalifeof’uninterruptedprosperity，’
andthatIneededthis’check，overmuch，’andthatthewaytoturnittoaccountwastoreadthesesermonsandthesepoems，enclosed，andwrittenandissuedbymycorrespondent！IbegitmaybeunderstoodthatIrelatefactsofmyownuncommercialexperience，andnovainimaginings。Thedocumentsinprooflienearmyhand。
Anotheroddentryonthefly-leaf，ofamoreentertainingcharacter，wasthewonderfulpersistencywithwhichkindsympathisersassumedthatIhadinjuriouslycoupledwiththesosuddenlyrelinquishedpursuit，thosepersonalhabitsofminemostobviouslyincompatiblewithit，andmostplainlyimpossibleofbeingmaintained，alongwithit。As，allthatexercise，allthatcoldbathing，allthatwindandweather，allthatuphilltraining-
allthateverythingelse，say，whichisusuallycarriedaboutbyexpresstrainsinaportmanteauandhat-box，andpartakenofunderaflamingrowofgas-lightsinthecompanyoftwothousandpeople。