I know very well what stuff you are made of.

I know your superiority to myself.

I know you will be selected to go up over all our heads.

I feel all this; and Alaric, you must not be surprised that, to a certain degree, it is painful to me to feel it.

But, by God's help I will get over it; and if you succeed it shall go hard with me, but I will teach myself to rejoice at it.