Iwouldhavekeptitsecretfromyou；forIthinkitwillgrieveyou，andyetyoucanadministernoconsolation。
Butyouhavesurprisedme-Iseeyouaresurprisedyourself，-
andIhatemystery。Readthatletter。’’
TheletterwasfromColonelTalbot’ssister，andinthesewords：
Ireceivedyours，mydearestbrother，byHedges。SirE。