And yet, on the other hand, when a thing is executed in a masterly kind of a fashion, which thing is not likely to be found out; --I think it is full as abominable, that a man should lose the honour of it, and go out of the world with the conceit of it rotting in his head.

And yet, on the other hand, when a thing is executed in a masterly kind of a fashion, yet likely to go undiscovered; - I think it is just as abominable that a man should lose the honour of it, and go out of the world with the idea of it rotting in his head.
