im; for he was without money and
expected every moment to be seized like myself and incarcerated, and he
is by no means anxious to be invested with the honours of martyrdom. I
have offered him some relief--what else could I do? He seems partly
insane. I reap, as I expected, the full credit of his conversion. The
Bishop of Cordova got up the other day in council, and said that I was a
dangerous pestilent person, who under the pretence of selling the
Scriptures went about making converts, and moreover employed
subordinates, for the purpose of deluding weak and silly people into
separation from the Mother Church.

Of this man I have said in a letter to Mr. Rule, not yet sent: 'I hope
that Marin's history will prove a warning to many of our friends, and
tend to a certain extent to sober down the desire for doing what is
called at home _smart things_, many of which terminate in a manner very
different from the original expectations of the parties concerned. To do
a great and a good thing requires a heart replete with the love of Christ
and a head cooled by experience and knowledge of the world; both of which
desiderata I consider incompatible with a wish to shine.'

It is probable that I shall leave prison to-morrow. Pray write to my
mother and beg her not to be alarmed.

I remain, Revd. and dear Sir,

Yours faithfully,

GEORGE BORROW.

To the Rev. A. Brandram

(_Endorsed_: recd. May 23, 1838)
MADRID, May 13 [1838].

REVD. AND DEAR SIR,--Post is just about to start, but I am compelled to
write a few words. The Bible cause has triumphed in Spain. Whatever I
do in future connected with the Gospel is to have the sanction of the
Government, who have expressed a desire to co-operate with the Bible
Society towards the civilization of the country.

I left prison yesterday, and this morning was sent for to the British
Embassy, where Sir George entered into an infinity of details which I
cannot state at present. Sir George has commanded me, however, to write
to the following effect:--

Mr. Graydon must leave Spain, or the Bible Society must publicly disavow
that his proceedings receive their encouragement, unless they wish to see
the Sacred Book, which it is their object to distribute, brought into
universal odium and contempt. He has lately been to Mala