SIR，Youdidnotsupposethatanybodywouldhavethecuriositytoknowwhowewere；butitseemstherearepeoplewhoaretryingtomakeitout，thoughtheyarenotveryhappyintheirconjectures。SometakemeforadoctoroftheSorbonne；othersascribemyletterstofourorfivepersons，who，likeme，areneitherpriestsnorChurchmen。
AllthesefalsesurmisesconvincemethatIhavesucceededprettywellinmyobject，whichwastoconcealmyselffromallbutyourselfandtheworthymonk，whostillcontinuestobearwithmyvisits，whileI
stillcontrive，thoughwithconsiderabledifficulty，tobearwithhisconversations。Iamobliged，however，torestrainmyself；for，werehetodiscoverhowmuchIamshockedathiscommunications，hewoulddiscontinuethemandthusputitoutofmypowertofulfilthepromiseIgaveyou，ofmakingyouacquaintedwiththeirmorality。
YououghttothinkagreatdealoftheviolencewhichIthusdotomyownfeelings。Itisnoeasymatter，Icanassureyou，tostandstillandseethewholesystemofChristianethicsunderminedbysuchasetofmonstrousprinciples，withoutdaringtoputinawordofflatcontradictionagainstthem。But，afterhavingbornesomuchforyoursatisfaction，IamresolvedIshallburstoutformyownsatisfactionintheend，whenhisstockofinformationhasbeenexhausted。Meanwhile，IshallrepressmyfeelingsasmuchasI
possiblycanforIfindthatthemoreIholdmytongue，heisthemorecommunicative。ThelasttimeIsawhim，hetoldmesomanythingsthatIshallhavesomedifficultyinrepeatingthemall。Onthepointofrestitutionyouwillfindtheyhavesomemostconvenientprinciples。