Yet one is shocked at the unnatural parent who instructs his daughter to read, in the event of his death in the duel with Hamilton, the confidential letters which came to him in the course of his love intrigues and affairs of gallantry.
This quote critiques the moral implications of a parent instructing their child to read personal letters after their death.
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