He even tried to persuade his father-in-law of his sincerity, by claiming in a letter "that all my wickedness is over, that I shall not again fall into those errors into which I have fallen, which I regret and have asked God for forgiveness".
Chegou incluso a tentar persuadir ó seu sogro da súa sinceridade, afirmándolle nunha carta que "todas as miñas maldades remataron, non volverei cometer de novo eses erros que cometín, dos que me arrepinto e pedinlle a Deus que me perdoe".