Mynarrativeoftheseremarkableevents，writtenunderequallyremarkablecircumstances，closeshere。TheminorprecautionswhichIobservedincommunicatingwithLimmeridgeHousearealreadyknown，soisthemagnificentsuccessofmyenterprise，soarethesolidpecuniaryresultswhichfollowedit。
Ihavetoassert，withthewholeforceofmyconviction，thattheoneweakplaceinmyschemewouldneverhavebeenfoundoutiftheoneweakplaceinmyhearthadnotbeendiscoveredfirst。NothingbutmyfataladmirationforMarianrestrainedmefromsteppingintomyownrescuewhensheeffectedhersister’sescape。Irantherisk，andtrustedinthecompletedestructionofLadyGlyde’sidentity。IfeitherMarianorMrHartrightattemptedtoassertthatidentity，theywouldpubliclyexposethemselvestotheimputationofsustainingarankdeception，theywouldbedistrustedanddiscreditedaccordingly，andtheywouldthereforebepowerlesstoplacemyinterestsorPercival’ssecretinjeopardy。Icommittedoneerrorintrustingmyselftosuchablindfoldcalculationofchancesasthis。IcommittedanotherwhenPercivalhadpaidthepenaltyofhisownobstinacyandviolence，bygrantingLadyGlydeasecondreprievefromthemad-house，andallowingMrHartrightasecondchanceofescapingme。Inbrief，Fosco，atthisseriouscrisis，wasuntruetohimself。Deplorableanduncharacteristicfault！Beholdthecause，inmyheart——behold，intheimageofMarianHalcombe，thefirstandlastweaknessofFosco’slife！
Attheripeageofsixty，Imakethisunparalleledconfession。Youths！
Iinvokeyoursympathy。Maidens！Iclaimyourtears。
Awordmore，andtheattentionofthereaderconcentratedbreathlesslyonmyselfshallbereleased。