I had allowed her, (imprudently, as it has since turned out,) at her earnest desire, to go to Bath with one of her young friends, who was attending her father there for his health.
Ik had haar toegestaan (onvoorzichtig, zooals later bleek) op haar dringend verlangen, naar Bath te gaan met eene harer vriendinnen, die haar zieken vader daar moest verplegen.