By accepting the post which is likely to be offered to me, I withdraw myself for a short time from the contests of faction here.

When I return, I shall find things settled, parties formed into new combinations, and new questions under discussion.

I shall then be able, without the scandal of a violent separation, and without exposing myself to the charge of inconsistency, to take my own line.

In the meantime I shall save my family from distress; and shall return with a competence honestly earned, as rich as if I were Duke of Northumberland or Marquess of Westminster, and able to act on all public questions without even a temptation to deviate from the strict line of duty.

While in India, I shall have to discharge duties not painfully laborious, and of the highest and most honourable kind.