You shall have a safe passage to France; but never again speak to me of Catholic charity." Every word that he said rang true in my heart.

It was true indeed, as he said, that no effort of his could have saved the men, and he could only have perished himself.

There were scores of men, even among his own guards, I have no doubt, who would have killed him if he had shewn at this time the least mercy, or the least inclination towards Catholicism.
His back was to the wall; he fought not for himself only, but for Monarchy itself in England.

There would have been an end of all, and we back again under the tyranny of the Commonwealth if he had acted otherwise; or as I had thought that he would.
He had scarcely finished when I was on my knees before him.
"Sir," I cried, "I am heartily ashamed of myself.

I ask pardon for all that I have said.