MyadherentRooke，whohasfaithfullyservedmefornearlyfortyyears，andhasgoneonmybehalfonmanyperilousexpeditions，will，Itrust，serveyouinthesameway。Treathimwellformysake，ifnotforyourown。Ihavelefthimprovisionforalifeofease；buthewouldrathertakeapartindangerousenterprises。Heissilentasthegraveandasboldasalion。Heknowseverydetailofthefortificationandofthesecretmeansofdefence。Awordinyourear——hewasonceapirate。Hewastheninhisextremeyouth，andlongsincechangedhiswaysinthisrespect；butfromthisfactyoucanunderstandhisnature。Youwillfindhimusefulshouldoccasioneverarise。Shouldyouaccepttheconditionsofmyletter，youaretomaketheBlueMountains——inpart，atleast——yourhome，livingthereapartoftheyear，ifonlyforaweek，asinEnglandmenofmanyestatessharethetimeamongstthem。Tothisyouarenotbound，andnooneshallhavepowertocompelyouorinterferewithyou。I
onlyexpressahope。ButonethingIdomorethanhope——Idesire，ifyouwillhonourmywishes，that，comewhatmay，youaretokeepyourBritishnationality，unlessbyspecialarrangementwithandconsentofthePrivyCouncil。Sucharrangementtobeformallymadebymyfriend，EdwardBinghamTrent，orwhomsoeverhemayappointbydeedorwilltoactinthematter，andmadeinsuchawaythatnoactsavethataloneofParliamentinallitsestates，andendorsedbytheKing，mayorcanprevailagainstit。
Mylastwordtoyouis，Beboldandhonest，andfearnot。Mostthings——evenkingship——SOMEWHEREmaynowandagainbewonbythesword。Abraveheartandastrongarmmaygofar。Butwhateverissowoncannotbeheldmerelybythesword。Justicealonecanholdinthelongrun。Wherementrusttheywillfollow，andtherankandfileofpeoplewanttofollow，nottolead。Ifitbeyourfortunetolead，bebold。Bewary，ifyouwill；exerciseanyotherfacultiesthatmayaidorguard。Shrinkfromnothing。Avoidnothingthatishonourableinitself。Takeresponsibilitywhensuchpresentsitself。
Whatothersshrinkfrom，accept。Thatistobegreatinwhatworld，littleorbig，youmove。Fearnothing，nomatterofwhatkinddangermaybeorwhenceitcome。Theonlyrealwaytomeetdangeristodespiseit——exceptwithyourbrains。Meetitinthegate，notthehall。
Mykinsman，thenameofmyraceandyourown，worthilymingledinyourownperson，nowrestswithyou！