Chapter 21: The Same Evening

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​⁠My diary, which I have for some time neglected, came before me today; and I am amazed to see how deliberately I have entangled myself step by step. To have seen my position so clearly, and yet to have acted so like a child! Even still I behold the result plainly, and yet have no thought of acting with greater prudence.