I would have put it off if I could, but it was not to be concealed; so after suffering many importunities to draw that out of me which I longed as much as possible to disclose, I told him that it was true something did trouble me, and something of such a nature that I could not conceal from him, and yet that I could not tell how to tell him of it neither; that it was a thing that not only surprised me, but greatly perplexed me, and that I knew not what course to take, unless he would direct me.
J'aurais bien remis la confidence, si j'avais pu, mais je ne pouvais plus dissimuler; et après m'être fait longuement importuner pour me laisser tirer ce que je désirais si ardemment révéler, je lui dis qu'il était vrai qu'une chose me tourmentait, et une chose de nature telle que je pouvais à peine la lui cacher, et que pourtant je ne pouvais savoir comment la lui dire; que c'était une chose qui non seulement me surprenait, mais m'embarrassait fortement, et que je ne savais quelle décision prendre, à moins qu'il voulût me conseiller.