Theysmiledatme。ReichmanntoldmeImightsoonobtainmyfreedominapropermanner。Myfirmrelianceonmyfriend，thelieutenant，gavemeadegreeofconfidencethatamazedthemall。
Itisnecessarytoexplainthisaffair。WhenIobtainedmyliberty，IvisitedPrinceFerdinand。Heinformedmethemajorshadnotmadeatruereport。Theirstorywas，theyhadcaughtmeatwork，and，haditnotbeenfortheirdiligence，Ishouldhavemademyescape。
PrinceFerdinandheardthetruth，andinformedtheKing，whoonlywaitedanopportunitytorestoremetoliberty。
OncemoreIwasimmured。Iwaitedinhopeforthedaywhenmydelivererwastomountguard。WhatagainwasmydespairwhenIsawanotherlieutenant！Ibuoyedmyselfupwiththehopethataccidentwastheoccasionofthis；butIremainedthreeweeks，andsawhimnomore。Iheardatlengththathehadleftthecorpsofgrenadiers，andwasnolongertomountguardattheStarFort。Hehasmyforgiveness，andIapplaudmyselfforneverhavingsaidanythingbywhichhemightbeinjured。Hemighthaverepentedhispromise，hemighthavetrustedanotherfriendwiththeenterprise，andhavebeenhimselfbetrayed；but，beitasitmay，hisabsencecutoffallhope。
Inowrepentedmyfollyandvanity；Ihadbroughtmymisfortunesonmyself。Ihadmyselfrenderedmydungeonimpenetrable。DeathwouldhavefollowedbutforthedependenceIplacedinthecourtofVienna。