Excerpt from Henry Edward Manning: His Life and Labours The Cardinal wrote (june 19, 1887) My friend Mr. Purcell is a bolter. He tells me he has written to you to say that I have promised him the old letters I wrote to you before the flood. I promised to look at them to see if any were fit for use. But even then I should have let nothing go out of my hands without your consent. I believe that when I see them I shall hide their faces again. September 16, 1887 They are far too personal and too intimate to be published while you and I are inter wines. The reading of them has been like returning to an extinct world. If they are ever published they will not lower either of us and they tell a continuous history. September 25, 1887: No letter of yours to me or of mine to you has been or will be in Mr. Purcell's hands. You may trust me that your semi-biography shall not be written. In truth I also have no wish to assist at my own funeral sermon. Mr. Purcell has promised to put nothing in type without my knowledge, and I will care fully guard you. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.