Робинзон Крузо
Return to England
But,asIhavesaid,thiswasnotthemainthingthatkeptmefromgoingtotheBrazils,butthatreallyIdidnotknowwithwhomtoleavemyeffectsbeindme; soIresolved,atlast,togotoEnglandwithit,where,ifarrived,IconcludedIshouldmakesomeacquaintance,orfindsomerelations,thatwouldbefaithfultome; andaccordinglyIpreparedtogoforEngland,withallmywealth.
Inordertopreparethingsformygoinghome,Ifirst,theBrazilfleetbeingjustgoingaway,resolvedtogiveanswerssuitabletothejustandfaithfulaccountofthingsIhadfromthence. Andfirst,tothepriorofSt.AugustineIwrotealetterfullofthanksfortheirjustdealings,andtheofferofthe872moidoreswhichwasundisposedof,whichIdesiredmightbegiven,500tothemonastery,and372tothepoor,asthepriorshoulddirect,desiringthegoodpadre’sprayersforme,andthelike.
Iwrotenextaletterofthankstomytwotrustees,withalltheacknowledgmentthatsomuchjusticeandhonestycalledfor. Asforsendingthemanypresent,theywerefarabovehavinganyoccasionofit.
Lastly,Iwrotetomypartner,acknowledginghisindustryintheimprovingtheplantation,andhisintegrityinincreasingthestockoftheworks, givinghiminstructionsforhisfuturegovernmentofmypart,accordingtothepowersIhadleftwithmyoldpatron,towhomIdesiredhimtosendwhateverbecameduetometillheshouldhearfrommemoreparticularly; assuringhimthatitwasmyintentionnotonlytocometohim,buttosettlemyselftherefortheremainderofmylife.
