Hesayseverythinghecantopersuademethathelovesme；hehasathousandattentionsforme，andheanticipatesmeineverything：allthatissopleasantforme，thatInevergotohimbutthepaininmysidecomesonagain，hiscompanyweighsonmesomuch。IfParisbroughtmewhatIaskedhim，Ishouldbesooncured。IfyouhavenotyetreturnedwhenIgoyouknowwhere，writetome，Ibegyou，andtellmewhatyouwishmetodo；forifyoudonotmanagethingsprudently，Iforeseethatthewholeburdenwillfallonme：lookintoeverythingandweightheaffairmaturely。IsendyoumyletterbyBeaton，whowillsetoutthedaywhichhasbeenassignedtoBalfour。
Itonlyremainsformetobegyoutoinformmeofyourjourney。
“Glasgow，thisSaturdaymorning。“
THIRDLETTER
“IstayedyouknowwherelongerthanIshouldhavedone，ifithadnotbeentogetfromhimsomethingthatthebearerofthesepresentswilltellyouitwasagoodopportunityforcoveringupourdesigns：