He makes a personal appeal to me to use all my influence against the war seemingly at hand.

He says that England and France have nothing to gain by attacking each other in the American woods, which are large enough to hide whole European kingdoms.

But he wishes the letters to be a secret with him and me and you three who have brought them.

You understand that ?" Robert bowed once more.
"The second letter explains and amplifies the first, contains, I should say, his afterthoughts.

As I said, 'tis a noble act, but what can I do?
A war may look to many men like a sudden outburst, but it is nearly always the result of conditions that have been a long time in the growth.