My visits gradually became more frequent.

Meanwhile my wants increased, and the necessity of some change in my condition became daily more urgent.

This incited my reflections on the scheme which I had formed.
The time and place suitable to my design, were not selected without much anxious inquiry and frequent waverings of purpose.

These being at length fixed, the interval to elapse, before the carrying of my design into effect, was not without perturbation and suspense.

These could not be concealed from my new friend and at length prompted him to inquire into the cause.
It was not possible to communicate the whole truth; but the warmth of his manner inspired me with some degree of ingenuousness.