In a word, I so plainly discovered the utmost affection in him to me, and a firm resolution in him, that I told him then and often after, that I would never send him away from me if he was willing to stay with me.
Por su firme determinación, le dije en ese momento y, en lo subsiguiente, muchas lo repetí, que nunca lo enviaría lejos de mí, si su deseo era quedarse a mi lado.