I am, too, very fond of politics, and regard legislation as the finest profession going.

Had I any one dependent on me, I probably might not be justified in following the bent of my inclination.

But I am all alone in the world, and therefore have a right to make the attempt.

If, after a trial of one or two sessions, I should fail in that which I am attempting, it will not even then be too late to go back to the better way.

I can assure you that at any rate it is not my intention to be idle.
I know very well how you will fret and fume over what I say, and how utterly I shall fail in bringing you round to my way of thinking; but as I must write to tell you of my decision, I cannot refrain from defending myself to the best of my ability.
Yours always faithfully, PHINEAS FINN.
Mr.Low received this letter at his chambers, and when he had read it, he simply pressed his lips closely together, placed the sheet of paper back in its envelope, and put it into a drawer at his left hand.