I never open any letters directed to another; not only those intrusted with me, but even such as fortune has guided to my hand; and am angry with myself if my eyes unawares steal any contents of letters of importance he is reading when I stand near a great man. Never was man less inquisitive or less prying into other men's affairs than I.
Endroit: CHAPTER IV · ¶1933 Licence: Public domain · Source Le texte est donné tel que dans l'édition, sans retouche.