"called in the peripatetic schoolmaster as his amanuensis, but this had one draw-back,—secrets had to be poured into an ear other than that for which they were intended, and often the confidence was betrayed."
這個好像也挺有意思:
"deer fren, i lift up my pen to let ye no that i hove been sik for the past 3 weeks, hopping this will findye the same,"
他病了3周,還希望他的朋友也病了:)。不知我理解的對不對:)