But,
if not, you are to order Robin to pursue his directions, and set her
down at her father's door. If she will oblige me in her return, perhaps
she'll give you a letter to her father, for some papers to be delivered
to you for her; which you'll be so good, in that case, to bring to her
here: But if she will not give you such a letter, you'll return with her
to me, if she please to favour me so far; and that with all expedition,
that her health and safety will permit; for I am pretty much indisposed;
but hope it will be but slight, and soon go off. I am 'Yours, etc.'

'On second thoughts, let Tom go forward with Mrs. Andrews's letter, if
she pleases to give one; and you return with her, for her safety.'

Now this is a dear generous manner of treating me. O how I love to be
generously used!--Now, my dear parents, I wish I could consult you for
your opinions, how I should act. Should I go back, or should I
not?--I doubt he has got too great hold in my heart, for me to be easy
presently, if I should refuse: And yet this gipsy information makes me
fearful.

Well, I will, I think, trust in his generosity! Yet is it not too great
a trust?--especially considering how I have been used!--But then that
was while he avowed his bad designs; and now he gives great hope of
his good ones. And I may be the means of making many happy, as well as
myself, by placing a generous confidence in him.

And then, I think, he might have sent to Colbrand, or to Robin, to carry
me back, whether I would or not. And how different is his behaviour to
that! And would it not look as if I was prepossessed, as he calls it, if
I don't oblige him; and as if it was a silly female piece of pride, to
make him follow me to my father's; and as if I would use him hardly in
my turn, for his having used me ill in his? Upon the whole, I resolved
to obey him; and if he uses me ill afterwards, double will be his
ungenerous guilt!--Though hard will be my lot, to have my credulity so
justly blamable, as it will then seem. For, to be sure, the world, the
wise world, that never is wrong itself, judges always by events. And if
he should use me ill, then I shall be blamed for trusting him: If well,
O then I did right, to be sure!--But how would my censurers act in
my case, before the event justifies or condemns the action, is the
question?

Then I have no notion of obliging by halves; but of doing things with
a grace, as one may say, where they are to be done; and s