But neither the world nor Trenck shall suspect why this is done.

If my brothers and envious persons hold him up in future as an example of my hardness of heart, what do I care for their approval, or the praise of short-sighted men! I do my duty, and am answerable only to God and myself.

Trenck intends to murder me--I must preserve myself for my people.

My mission is not yet accomplished; and if a poisonous insect crosses my path, I must crush it.".