Thomas, my master's groom,
those papers, which I had sent you by Mr. Williams's conveyance: For that
they imported me much, for clearing up a point in my conduct, that my
master was desirous to know, before he resolved to favour me, as he had
intended.--But you will have that letter, before you can have this; for I
would not send you this without the preceding; which now is in my
master's hands.
And so, having given the letter to Mr. Thomas for him to carry to you,
when he had baited and rested after his great fatigue, I sent for
Monsieur Colbrand, and Robin, and gave to the former his letter; and when
he had read it, I said, You see how things stand. I am resolved to
return to our master; and as he is not so well as were to be wished, the
more haste you make the better: and don't mind my fatigue, but consider
only yourselves, and the horses. Robin, who guessed the matter, by his
conversation with Thomas, (as I suppose,) said, God bless you, madam, and
reward you, as your obligingness to my good master deserves; and may we
all live to see you triumph over Mrs. Jewkes!
I wondered to hear him say so; for I was always careful of exposing my
master, or even that naughty woman, before the common servants. But yet
I question whether Robin would have said this, if he had not guessed, by
Thomas's message, and my resolving to return, that I might stand well
with his master.
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