Volume 1, Letter 30: The Answer

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌⁠Oh my dear, dear friend, what have you done! you who were the praise of every parent, and the envy of every child! What a mortal blow has virtue itself received through your means, who were the very pattern of discretion! But what can I say to you in so dreadful a situation? Can I think of aggravating your sorrows, and wounding a heart already opprest with grief; or can I give you a comfort, which