text:  Besides how infinitely agreeable is it whilst yet a resolution is unripe whilst yet it is the secret of our bosom to be able to get our doubts solved and our questions answered from the silent pages of a book; to be spared the penance of exposing half-formed designs to the jocular scrutiny of our friends--to be permitted to consult without necessarily making a confidant--to be able to dismiss our thought if it is destined to be dismissed without betraying how dear a guest it has been