He had rendered great services and yet had been persecuted with spiteful persistence.

The truth seems to be, too, that Arnold thought America ripe for reconciliation with Great Britain.

He dreamed that he might be the saviour of his country.

Monk had reconciled the English republic to the restored Stuart King Charles II; Arnold might reconcile the American republic to George III for the good of both.

That reconciliation he believed was widely desired in America.