Suffice it, therefore, to add that as far as the principles by which Mr.O'Brien's conduct was guided, he adhered to them the more steadfastly in proportion as ruin became more inevitable.

Many calumnies have been circulated respecting that meeting.

It has been said that the discussion was acrimonious and the separation final.

The truth is, there was not one word, even, of an angry tone, and we separated just as on the former occasion, determined to cope as best we could with a doom we were unable to avert.

Often afterwards it was a source of melancholy pleasure to some of his comrades that he had not been induced to incur what he regarded as guilt.