Thither had he enticed you, and there had you ratified an unhallowed compact by admitting him-- "Great God! Thou witnessedst the agonies that tore my bosom at that moment! Thou witnessedst my efforts to repel the testimony of my ears! It was in vain that you dwelt upon the confusion which my unlooked-for summons excited in you; the tardiness with which a suitable excuse occurred to you; your resentment that my impertinent intrusion had put an end to that charming interview: A disappointment for which you endeavoured to compensate yourself, by the frequency and duration of subsequent meetings.
"In vain you dwelt upon incidents of which you only could be conscious; incidents that occurred on occasions on which none beside your own family were witnesses.

In vain was your discourse characterized by peculiarities inimitable of sentiment and language.

My conviction was effected only by an accumulation of the same tokens.

I yielded not but to evidence which took away the power to withhold my faith.
"My sight was of no use to me.

Beneath so thick an umbrage, the darkness was intense.