"I write this by desire of my brothers and sisters, that if any reports of our strange family history should come down to after generations the thing may be properly understood.The old times at Trevorsham seem to me so remote, that I can hardly believe that we are the same who were so happy then. Nay, Jaquetta laughs, and declares that it is not possible to be happier than we have been since, and Fulk would have me remember that all was not always smooth [...]".