Shemayhavesaidthesamethingtoyou，whenyouthoughtlesslyassistedherescape。ShecertainlysaiditasIheardlastsummertotheunfortunatewomanwhomarriedoursweet-tempered，namelessgentlemanlatelydeceased。
Ifeitheryou，orthatunluckylady，hadquestionedmydaughterclosely，andhadinsistedonherexplainingwhatshereallymeant，youwouldhavefoundherloseallherself-importancesuddenly，andgetvacant，andrestless，andconfused——youwouldhavediscoveredthatIamwritingnothingherebuttheplaintruth。SheknewthattherewasaSecret——sheknewwhowasconnectedwithit——sheknewwhowouldsufferbyitsbeingknown——andbeyondthat，whateverairsofimportanceshemayhavegivenherself，whatevercrazyboastingshemayhaveindulgedinwithstrangers，shenevertoherdyingdayknewmore。
HaveIsatisfiedyourcuriosity？Ihavetakenpainsenoughtosatisfyitatanyrate。ThereisreallynothingelseIhavetotellyouaboutmyselformydaughter。Myworstresponsibilities，sofarasshewasconcerned，werealloverwhenshewassecuredintheAsylum。Ihadaformofletterrelatingtothecircumstancesunderwhichshewasshutup，givenmetowrite，inanswertooneMissHalcombe，whowascuriousinthematter，andwhomusthaveheardplentyofliesaboutmefromacertaintonguewellaccustomedtothetellingofthesame。AndIdidwhatIcouldafterwardstotracemyrunawaydaughter，andpreventherfromdoingmischiefbymakinginquiriesmyselfintheneighbourhoodwhereshewasfalselyreportedtohavebeenseen。Butthese，andothertrifleslikethem，areoflittleornointeresttoyouafterwhatyouhaveheardalready。
Sofar，Ihavewritteninthefriendliestpossiblespirit。ButIcannotclosethisletter，withoutaddingawordhereofseriousremonstranceandreproof，addressedtoyourself。
Inthecourseofyourpersonalinterviewwithme，youaudaciouslyreferredtomylatedaughter’sparentageonthefather’sside，asifthatparentagewasamatterofdoubt。Thiswashighlyimproperandveryungentlemanlikeonyourpart！Ifweseeeachotheragain，remember，ifyouplease，thatIwillallownolibertiestobetakenwithmyreputation，andthatthemoralatmosphereofWelminghamtouseafavouriteexpressionofmyfriendtherector’smustnotbetaintedbylooseconversationofanykind。IfyouallowyourselftodoubtthatmyhusbandwasAnne’sfather，youpersonallyinsultmeinthegrossestmanner。Ifyouhavefelt，andifyoustillcontinuetofeel，anunhallowedcuriosityonthissubject，Irecommendyou，inyourowninterests，tocheckitatonceandforever。Onthissideofthegrave，MrHartright，whatevermayhappenontheother，thatcuriositywillneverbegratified。