On The Day, Therefore, When I Went

My Parents Were Both From Scotland, But Had Been Resident In Lower Canada Some Time Before Their Marriage, Which Took Place In Montreal; And In That City I Spent Most Of My Life.

I Have, I Think, Afforded Every Opportunity That Could Be Reasonably Expected, To Judge Of My Credibility.

So Far As I Know, There Were No Pains Taken To Preserve Secrecy On This Subject; That Is, I Saw No Attempt Made To Keep Any Of The Inmates Of The Convent In Ignorance Of The Murder Of Children.

I Often Remembered Also That I Had Been Told, That We Shall Have As Many Devils Biting Us, If We Go To Hell, As We Have Unconfessed Sins On Our Consciences.

Unfortunately, I Was Not Wise Enough To Listen To Her Advice, And Hastily Married. In A Few Weeks, I Had Occasion To Repent Of The Step I Had Taken, As The Report Proved True - A Report Which I Thought Justified, And Indeed Required, Our Separation.