March 27.—
My mother is preparing
to leave town. Miss Burchell is quite
recovered, and purposes going down to
the country to obtain her uncle's consent
for the intended visit. She says, she
can easily tell him she made an acquaintance
with lady Bidulph in her late excursion
to Bath, from whom she received
an invitation, and she is sure he will not
refuse to let her accept it.
Sir George laughs exceedingly at this
plan. He says his mother ought not to
be surprized at Faulkland's falling into
the girl's snares, since she herself has done
the same; but he supposes my mother
thinks she is doing a very meritorious
action, in affording an asylum to this injured
innocence. I give you my brother's
words for I assure you, as to myself, I
approve of my mother's kindness to her,
and think it may be a means of preserving
the girl from future mischief.
