Chapter9
Containinglove-lettersofseveralsortsMr。Jones，athisreturnhome，foundthefollowingletterslyingonhistable，whichheluckilyopenedintheordertheyweresent。
LETTERI
SurelyIamundersomestrangeinfatuation；Icannotkeepmyresolutionsamoment，howeverstrongmadeorjustlyfounded。LastnightIresolvednevertoseeyoumore；thismorningIamwillingtohearifyoucan，asyousay，clearupthisaffair。AndyetIknowthattobeimpossible。Ihavesaideverythingtomyselfwhichyoucaninvent——Perhapsnot。Perhapsyourinventionisstronger。Cometome，therefore，themomentyoureceivethis。Ifyoucanforgeanexcuse，Ialmostpromiseyoutobelieveit。Betrayedtoo-Iwillthinknomore——Cometomedirectly——ThisisthethirdletterIhavewrit，thetwoformerareburnt——Iamalmostinclinedtoburnthistoo-I
wishImaypreservesenses——Cometomepresently。