’IsaidIwashurt。SoIam。SoI——ha——amdeterminedtobe，whateverisadvancedtothecontrary。Iamhurtthatmydaughter，seatedinthe——hum——lapoffortune，shouldmopeandretireandproclaimherselfunequaltoherdestiny。Iamhurtthatsheshould——ha——systematicallyreproducewhattherestofusblotout；andseem——hum——Ihadalmostsaidpositivelyanxious——toannouncetowealthyanddistinguishedsocietythatshewasbornandbredin——hahum——aplacethatImyselfdeclinetoname。Butthereisnoinconsistency——ha——nottheleast，inmyfeelinghurt，andyetcomplainingprincipallyforyoursake，Amy。Ido；Isayagain，I
do。ItisforyoursakethatIwishyou，undertheauspicesofMrsGeneral，toforma——hum——asurface。ItisforyoursakethatI
wishyoutohavea——ha——trulyrefinedmind，andinthestrikingwordsofMrsGeneraltobeignorantofeverythingthatisnotperfectlyproper，placid，andpleasant。’
Hehadbeenrunningdownbyjerks，duringhislastspeech，likeasortofill-adjustedalarum。Thetouchwasstilluponhisarm。Hefellsilent；andafterlookingabouttheceilingagainforalittlewhile，lookeddownather。Herheaddrooped，andhecouldnotseeherface；buthertouchwastenderandquiet，andintheexpressionofherdejectedfiguretherewasnoblame——nothingbutlove。Hebegantowhimper，justashehaddonethatnightintheprisonwhensheafterwardssatathisbedsidetillmorning；exclaimedthathewasapoorruinandapoorwretchinthemidstofhiswealth；andclaspedherinhisarms。’Hush，hush，myowndear!Kissme!’wasallshesaidtohim。Histearsweresoondried，muchsoonerthanontheformeroccasion；andhewaspresentlyafterwardsveryhighwithhisvalet，asawayofrightinghimselfforhavingshedany。
Withoneremarkableexception，toberecordedinitsplace，thiswastheonlytime，inhislifeoffreedomandfortune，whenhespoketohisdaughterAmyoftheolddays。