If you entertain the idea that this is a false view of our relative positions, and that your eminence lifts you above both comradeship and counsels, I have nothing to say except to regret that, in underestimating your breadth of character I exposed myself too contumely.
Watterson expresses regret for underestimating a colleague's character, emphasizing the importance of mutual respect in political relationships.
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