I had not thought it possible that you, upon due reflection, could
take a position the one obvious effect of which is to keep a son
permanently under the shadow of his father's dishonor.
Do not, of course, misunderstand me. I have known you too well to
believe for a moment that you can be swayed by ungenerous motives.
I am very sure that you are taking now the part which you believe
most generous. But that view is, I assure you, so far from the real
facts that I can only conclude that you have refused to learn what
these facts are. Both legally and morally the money is yours. No
one else on earth has a shadow of claim to it. I most earnestly beg
that, in fairness to me, you will at least give my attorneys the
chance to convince yours that what I write here is true and
unanswerable.
Should you adhere to your present position, the money will, of
course, be trusteed for your benefit, nor will a penny of it be
touched until it is accepted, if not by you, then by your heirs or
assigns. But I cannot believe that you will continue to find
magnanimity in shirking your just responsibilities, and denying to
me my right to wipe out this stain.
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