If he _had another_ motive, I am sure it would never disgrace him. He had been some days in town, before he was able to discover them; but he had something to direct his search, which was more than _we_ had; and the consciousness of this was another reason for his resolving to follow us.
Il estimait donc de son devoir d’essayer de réparer le mal qu’il avait involontairement causé. J’ajoute que s’il avait un autre motif, je suis persuadée qu’il est tout a son honneur.