\"Wewerenotable，however，tocarrythisintentionintoeffect；
for，havingtakenmeaside，`Ihavebeeninthegreatestembarrassment，’saidhetome，`sinceIsawyou，andthatisthecauseofmyvisitingyoutoday。G————M————isinlovewithyourmistress：hetoldmesoinconfidence；Iamhisintimatefriend，anddisposedtodohimanyserviceinmypower；butIamnotlessdevotedtoyou；hisdesignsappearedtomeunjustifiable，andI
expressedmydisapprobationofthem；Ishouldnothavedivulgedhissecret，ifhehadonlyintendedtousefairandordinarymeansforgainingManon’saffections；butheisawareofhercapriciousdisposition；hehaslearned，Godknowshow，thatherrulingpassionisforaffluenceandpleasure；and，asheisalreadyinpossessionofaconsiderablefortune，hedeclaredhisintentionoftemptingheratoncewithapresentofgreatvalue，andtheofferofanannuityofsixthousandfrancs；ifIhadinallotherpointsconsideredyoubothinanequallight，Ishouldhavehadperhapstodomoreviolencetomyfeelingsinbetrayinghim：butasenseofjusticeaswellasoffriendshipwasonyourside，andthemoresofromhavingbeenmyselftheimprudent，thoughunconscious，causeofhispassioninintroducinghimhere。
IfeelitmydutythereforetoavertanyevilconsequencesfromthemischiefIhaveinadvertentlycaused。
\"IthankedM。deT————forrenderingmesoimportantaservice，andconfessedtohim，inalikespiritofconfidence，thatManon’sdispositionwaspreciselywhatG————M————hadimagined；