I am telling you the whole sickening story, because I must treat you with perfect sincerity.

I assure you next morning I was sick enough of myself and my useless life, sick enough to have done with the unhappy and disgraceful farce of living, but for your sake and for the boy's too, I couldn't play the cad, and so I continue to live.
"But I have come to the opinion that he ought not to stay with me.
As I said before, he is a splendid chap in many ways, but I am afraid in these surroundings he will go bad.

He is clean as yet, I firmly believe, thank God, but with this Colony near us with their low standard of morality, and to be quite sincere, in the care of such a man as I am, the boy stands a poor chance.

I know this will grieve you, but it is best to be honest.

I think he ought to go to you.