●   ●   ●    C_____ in your defence[;] she works fiercely in your direction to turn you against me,” 69 and to Mrs. Choate herself she wrote: I am sorry you are so tried, but God is speaking to us all, either in commendation or rebuke through the things we experience, if we are doing strictly right we shall be blessed for all we endure[;] if not, and we continue to justify ourselves we shall suffer more and more and gain nothing through that suffering.