Iam，yourstruly，JOHNH。NEWMAN。’
Suchwordswerenotthewordsofwisdom。ItiseasytoimaginethefeelingsofMonsignorTalbot。’Newman’sworknoneherecanunderstand，’heburstouttohisfriend。’Poorman，bylivingalmosteversincehehasbeenaCatholic，surroundedbyasetofinferiormenwhoidolisehim，IdonotthinkhehaseveracquiredtheCatholicinstincts。’AsforhisviewsontheTemporalPower——
’well，peoplesaidthathehadactuallysentasubscriptiontoGaribaldi。Yes，themanwasincomprehensible，heretical，dangerous；hewas“uncatholicandunchristian。”’MonsignorTalboteventrembledforthepositionofManninginEngland。’IamafraidthattheoldschoolofCatholicswillrallyroundNewmaninoppositiontoyouandRome。Standfirm，donotyieldabitinthelineyouhavetaken。AsIhavepromised，Ishallstandbyyou。YouwillhavebattlestofightbecauseeveryEnglishmanisnaturallyanti-Roman。TobeRomanisandefforttoanEnglishman。
Dr。NewmanismoreEnglishthantheEnglish。Hisspiritmustbecrushed。’
Hisspiritmustbecrushed！Certainlytherecouldbenodoubtofthat。’WhatyouwriteaboutDrNewman，’Manningreplied，’istrue。Whetherheknowsitornot，hehasbecomethecentreofthosewhoholdlowviewsabouttheHolySee，areanti-Roman，coldandsilent，tosaynomore，abouttheTemporalPower；national，English，criticalofCatholicdevotions，andalwaysonthelowerside……Youwilltakecare，’heconcluded，’thatthingsarecorrectlyknownandunderstoodwhereyouare。’