Should it be that at the time you inherit from me the Voivode Vissarion should not be alive, it may serve or aid you to know that in such case you would be absolved from any conditions of mine, though I trust you would in that, as in all other matters, hold obligation enforced by your own honour as to my wishes.
Therefore the matter stands thus: If Vissarion lives, you will relinquish the estates.

Should such not be the case, you will act as you believe that I would wish you to.

In either case the mountaineers should not know from you in any way of the secret contracts between Vissarion and myself.

Enlightenment of the many should (if ever) come from others than yourself.

And unless such take place, you would leave the estates without any _quid pro quo_ whatever.