HeaccordinglyaddressedacarefullyconsideredepistletoSue,and,knowingheremotionaltemperament,threwaRhadamanthinestrictnessintothelineshereandthere,carefullyhidinghisheterodoxfeelings,nottofrightenher。Hestatedthat,ithavingcometohisknowledgethatherviewshadconsiderablychanged,hefeltcompelledtosaythathisown,too,werelargelymodifiedbyeventssubsequenttotheirparting。Hewouldnotconcealfromherthatpassionatelovehadlittletodowithhiscommunication。
Itarosefromawishtomaketheirlives,ifnotasuccess,atleastnosuchdisastrousfailureastheythreatenedtobecome,throughhisactingonwhathehadconsideredatthetimeaprincipleofjustice,charity,andreason。
Toindulgeone’sinstinctiveanduncontrolledsenseofjusticeandright,wasnot,hehadfound,permittedwithimpunityinanoldcivilizationlikeours。Itwasnecessarytoactunderanacquiredandcultivatedsenseofthesame,ifyouwishedtoenjoyanaverageshareofcomfortandhonour;
andtoletcrudelovingkindnesstakecareofitself。
HesuggestedthatsheshouldcometohimthereatMarygreen。