Ifyouhaveeverbeendisposedtoregrethisabsencedosonolonger。Hopeandpray，rather，thatyouandhemaynevermeetfacetofaceagaininthisworld。Iwriteingreathasteandingreatfearofbeingobserved。TimefailsmetoprepareyouasyououghttobepreparedforwhatIhavenowtodisclose。Imusttellyouplainly，withmuchrespectforyouandsorrowforyourmisfortune，thatyourhusband_hasmarriedanotherwife_。Isawtheceremonyperformed，unknowntohim。IfIcouldnothavespokenofthisinfamousactasaneye—witness，Iwouldnothavespokenofitatall。
\"IdarenotacknowledgewhoIam，forIbelieveMr。JamesSmithwouldstickatnocrimetorevengehimselfonmeifheevercametoaknowledgeofthestepIamnowtaking，andofthemeansbywhichIgotmyinformation；neitherhaveItimetoenterintoparticulars。Isimplywarnyouofwhathashappened，andleaveyoutoactonthatwarningasyouplease。Youmaydisbelievethisletter，becauseitisnotsignedbyanyname。Inthatcase，ifMr。JamesSmithshouldeverventureintoyourpresence，I
recommendyoutoaskhimsuddenlywhathehasdonewithhis_newwife，_andtoseeifhiscountenancedoesnotimmediatelytestifythatthetruthhasbeenspokenby\"YOURUNKNOWNFRIEND。\"
Poorasmyopinionwasofmymaster，Ihadneverbelievedhimtobecapableofsuchvillainyasthis，andIcouldnotbelieveitwhenthelawyerhaddonereadingtheletter。
\"Oh，sir，\"Isaid，\"surelythatissomebaseimposition？Surelyitcannotbetrue？\"