I saw the ceremony performed, unknown to him.

If I could not have spoken of this infamous act as an eye-witness, I would not have spoken of it at all.
"I dare not acknowledge who I am, for I believe Mr.James Smith would stick at no crime to revenge himself on me if he ever came to a knowledge of the step I am now taking, and of the means by which I got my information; neither have I time to enter into particulars.

I simply warn you of what has happened, and leave you to act on that warning as you please.

You may disbelieve this letter, because it is not signed by any name.

In that case, if Mr.James Smith should ever venture into your presence, I recommend you to ask him suddenly what he has done with his _new wife,_ and to see if his countenance does not immediately testify that the truth has been spoken by "YOUR UNKNOWN FRIEND." Poor as my opinion was of my master, I had never believed him to be capable of such villainy as this, and I could not believe it when the lawyer had done reading the letter.
"Oh, sir," I said, "surely that is some base imposition?
Surely it cannot be true ?" "That is what I have told your mistress," he answered.