Chapter 10

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌⁠Hitherto I have recorded in detail the events of my insignificant existence: to the first ten years of my life I have given almost as many chapters. But this is not to be a regular autobiography: I am only bound to invoke Memory where I know her responses will possess some degree of interest; therefore I now pass a space of eight years almost in silence: a few lines only are necessary to keep up t