The pith of both epistles might be summed up in this brief sentence : " Procure me the artisans and machinery , those pledges of friendship, and I will prove to you that I am what ab know me to be ‚Äî a clever scoundrel."
The captives he only sbgbtly touched on, and the chains and prison were utterly ignored.  The pith of both epistles might be summed up in this brief sentence : " Procure me the artisans and machinery , those pledges of friendship, and I will prove to you that I am what ab know me to be ‚Äî a clever scoundrel."  In his interview with Mr. Flad be was more explicit. "