laporte made no further objection , and read : 'my lady , by that which , since i have known you , have suffered by you and for you , i conjure you , if you have any care for my repose , to countermand those great armaments which you are preparing against france , to put an end to a war of which it is publicly said religion is the ostensible cause , and of which , it is generally whispered , your love for me is the concealed cause .