Ientreatyou，tellmeyourdecision：GodaloneknowswhatIsuffer，andthatbecauseIoccupymyselfwithyouonly，becauseIloveandadoreonlyyou。IfIhaveoffendedyousometimes，youmustbearthereproach；forwhensomeoneoffendsme，ifitweregrantedmetocomplaintoyou，Ishouldnotconfidemygriefstoothers；butwhenweareonbadterms，Iamobligedtokeepthemtomyself，andthatmaddensme。’
“Hethenurgedmestronglytostaywithhimandlodgeinhishouse；
butIexcusedmyself，andrepliedthatheoughttobepurged，andthathecouldnotbe，conveniently，atGlasgow；thenhetoldmethatheknewIhadbroughtaletterforhim，butthathewouldhavepreferredtomakethejourneywithme。Hebelieved，Ithink，thatI
meanttosendhimtosomeprison：IrepliedthatIshouldtakehimtoCraigmiller，thathewouldfinddoctorsthere，thatIshouldremainnearhim，andthatweshouldbewithinreachofseeingmyson。HehasansweredthathewillgowhereIwishtotakehim，providedthatIgranthimwhathehasasked。Hedoesnot，however，wishtobeseenbyanyone。
“HehastoldmemorethanahundredprettythingsthatIcannotrepeattoyou，andatwhichyouyourselfwouldbesurprised：hedidnotwanttoletmego；hewantedtomakemesitupwithhimallnight。Asforme，Ipretendedtobelieveeverything，andIseemedtointerestmyselfreallyinhim。Besides，Ihaveneverseenhimsosmallandhumble；andifIhadnotknownhoweasilyhisheartoverflows，andhowmineisimpervioustoeveryotherarrowthanthosewithwhichyouhavewoundedit，IbelievethatIshouldhaveallowedmyselftosoften；butlestthatshouldalarmyou，IwoulddieratherthangiveupwhatIhavepromisedyou。Asforyou，besuretoactinthesamewaytowardsthosetraitorswhowilldoalltheycantoseparateyoufromme。Ibelievethatallthosepeoplehavebeencastinthesamemould：thisonealwayshasatearinhiseye；hebowsdownbeforeeveryone，fromthegreatesttothesmallest；hewishestointeresttheminhisfavour，andmakehimselfpitied。Hisfatherthrewupbloodto-daythroughthenoseandmouth；thinkwhatthesesymptomsmean。Ihavenotseenhimyet，forhekeepstothehouse。