there is no escape.
the father sent the letter by the hand of the friend of the son.
the friend read the letter and thought, “i must save this boy from the place of torment. no matter what else may happen, the boy must not go into that prison.
“i don’t know whether or not the young man will change his way of living but the main thing is to keep him out of prison.
the emphasis here is not on the desire of the father to receive back his son or that the son change his way of living. the emphasis is on avoiding the prison from which there is no escape. the 