jack read the tiny black letters : my dear jack stop i trust you will do me courtesy of reading message stop know you are angry with me and have a right to be stop forgive me for not being honest sooner stop i have reason to believe you now know the truth stop you are not my son but that of him who has betrayed me stop i love him as a brother and you as my son but his weakness has threatened to destroy all stop great men must endure great loss stop if you reject me and run i understand stop may you one day be inspired as i was by your father to build a new prosperous era stop your godfather john brownstop book two sand chapter eleven heaven was not as exciting as strang had expected .