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through long silken lashes�察�her hair was shining brown�察�and her features 

regular and striking�察�there was an air of innocent gaiety that played about 

her countenance�察�where good humour sat triumphant。 

     ;I   have   been    mistaken�察─   �said   Montraville。    ;I  imagined     I  loved 

Charlotte�此�but alas� �I am now too late convinced my attachment to her was 

merely the impulse of the moment。 I fear I have not only entailed lasting 

misery on that poor girl�察�but also thrown a barrier in the way of my own 

happiness�察  �which   it   will   be   impossible   to   surmount。   I   feel   I   love   Julia 

Franklin     with  ardour    and  sincerity�察  �yet�察 �when    in  her  presence�察  �I  am 

sensible of my own inability to offer a heart worthy her acceptance�察�and 

remain silent。; Full of these painful thoughts�察�Montraville walked out to 

see   Charlotte�此   �she  saw   him   approach�察   �and   ran  out   to  meet   him�此  �she 

banished from her countenance the air of discontent which ever appeared 

when he was absent�察�and met him with a smile of joy。 

     ;I thought you had forgot me�察 �Montraville�察─�said she�察 �and was very 

unhappy。; 

     ;I shall never forget you�察�Charlotte�察─�he replied�察�pressing her hand。 

     The uncommon gravity of his countenance�察�and the brevity of his reply�察�

alarmed her。 

     ;You are not well�察─�said she�察 �your hand is hot�察�your eyes are heavy�察�

you are very ill。 ; 

     ;I   am  a   villain�察─  �said   he   mentally�察  �as   he   turned   from  her   to   hide   his 

emotions。 

     ;But come�察─�continued she tenderly�察 �you shall go to bed�察�and I will sit 

by�察�and watch you�察�you will be better when you have slept。 ; 

    Montraville      was   glad   to  retire�察 �and  by  pretending    sleep�察 �hide   the 

agitation of his mind from her penetrating eye。 Charlotte watched by him 

till   a   late   hour�察 �and   then�察  �lying  softly   down   by   his  side�察  �sunk  into  a 

profound sleep�察�from whence she awoke not till late the next morning。 



                                 CHAPTER XX。 



       Virtue never appears so amiable as when reaching forth her hand 

    to raise a fallen sister。 CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS。 

     WHEN Charlotte awoke�察�she missed Montraville�察�but thinking he 



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 might have arisen early to enjoy the beauties of the morning�察�she was 

 preparing to follow him�察�when casting her eye on the table�察�she saw a 

               note�察�and opening it hastily�察�found these words 

     ;My dear Charlotte must not be surprised�察�if she does not see me again 

for   some   time�此  �unavoidable   business   will   prevent   me   that   pleasure�此  �be 

assured   I   am   quite   well   this   morning�察  �and   what   your   fond   imagination 

magnified into illness�察�was nothing more than fatigue�察�which a few hours 

rest   has   entirely   removed。   Make   yourself   happy�察  �and   be   certain   of   the 

unalterable friendship of ;MONTRAVILLE。; 

     ;FRIENDSHIP� ─�said Charlotte emphatically�察�as she finished the note�察�

;is it come to this at last�拭�Alas� �poor�察�forsaken Charlotte�察�thy doom is now 

but too apparent。 Montraville is no longer interested in thy happiness�察�and 

shame�察     �remorse�察    �and   disappointed      love   will   henceforth     be   thy   only 

attendants。 ; 

     Though these were the ideas that involuntarily rushed upon the mind 

of Charlotte as she perused the fatal note�察�yet after a few hours had elapsed�察�

the   syren   Hope   again   took   possession   of   her   bosom�察  �and   she   flattered 

herself she could�察�on a second perusal�察�discover an air of tenderness in the 

few lines he had left�察�which at first had escaped her notice。 

     ;He   certainly   cannot   be   so   base   as   to   leave   me�察─  �said   she�察   �and   in 

stiling   himself   my   friend   does   he   not   promise   to   protect   me。   I   will   not 

torment myself with these causeless fears�察�I will place a confidence in his 

honour�察�and sure he will not be so unjust as to abuse it。; 

     Just as she had by this manner of reasoning brought her mind to some 

tolerable degree of composure�察�she was surprised by a visit from Belcour。 

The     dejection    visible   in  Charlotte's    countenance�察     �her  swoln     eyes   and 

neglected attire�察�at once told him she was unhappy�此�he made no doubt but 

Montraville       had�察  �by   his   coldness�察   �alarmed     her   suspicions�察    �and   was 

resolved�察 �if   possible�察 �to   rouse her   to   jealousy�察  �urge   her   to   reproach   him�察�

and    by   that   means    occasion     a  breach    between     them。    ;If  I  can  once 

convince her that she has a rival�察─�said he�察 �she will listen to my passion if 

it   is   only   to   revenge   his   slights。;   Belcour   knew   but   little   of   the   female 

heart�察�and what he did know was only of those of loose and dissolute lives。 

He had no idea that a woman might fall a victim to imprudence�察�and yet 



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retain so strong a sense of honour�察�as to reject with horror and contempt 

every   solicitation   to   a   second   fault。   He   never   imagined   that   a    gentle�察�

generous       female    heart�察   �once    tenderly    attached�察    �when     treated   with 

unkindness might break�察�but would never harbour a thought of revenge。 

     His visit was not long�察�but before he went he fixed a scorpion in the 

heart of Charlotte�察�whose venom embittered every future hour of her life。 

     We   will   now   return   for   a   moment   to   Colonel   Crayton。   He   had   been 

three    months     married�察   �and   in  that  little  time   had   discovered     that  the 

conduct   of   his   lady   was   not   so   prudent   as   it   ought   to   have   been�此  �but 

remonstrance was vain�察�her temper was violent�察�and to the Colonel's great 

misfortune he had conceived a sincere affection for her�此�she saw her own 

power�察�and�察�with the art of a   Circe�察�made every  action appear   to him  in 

what   light   she   pleased�此  �his   acquaintance   laughed   at   his   blindness�察  �his 

friends   pitied   his   infatuation�察  �his   amiable   daughter�察  �Mrs。   Beauchamp�察  �in 

secret deplored the loss of her father's affection�察�and grieved that he should 

be    so  entirely   swayed     by   an   artful�察 �and�察  �she  much     feared�察  �infamous 

woman。 

     Mrs。 Beauchamp was mild and engaging�察�she loved not the hurry and 

bustle of a city�察�and had prevailed on her husband to take a house a few 

miles from New´York。 Chance led her into the same neighbourhood with 

Charlotte�察�their houses stood within a short space of each other�察�and their 

gardens   joined�此  �she   had   not   been   long   in   her   new   habitation   before   the 

figure of Charlotte struck her�察�she recollected her interesting features�察�she 

saw the melancholy so conspicuous in her countenance�察�and her heart bled 

at   the   reflection�察  �that   perhaps   deprived   of   honour�察  �friends�察  �all   that   was 

valuable in life�察�she was doomed to linger out a wretched existence in a 

strange land�察�and sink broken´hearted into an untimely grave。 ;Would to 

heaven I could snatch her from so hard a fate�察─�said she�察 �but the merciless 

world has barred the doors of compassion against a poor weak girl�察�who�察�

perhaps�察�had she one kind friend to raise and reassure her�察�would gladly 

return to   peace   and   virtue�察  �nay�察  �even   the   woman   who   dares   to   pity�察  �and 

endeavour to recall a wandering sister�察�incurs the sneer of contempt and 

ridicule�察�for an action in which even angels are said to rejoice。; 

     The     longer    Mrs。   Beauchamp        was    a  witness    to   the  solitary    life 



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Charlotte led�察�the more she wished to speak to her�察�and often as she saw 

her cheeks wet with the tears of anguish�察�she would say;Dear sufferer�察�

how gladly would I pour into your heart the balm of consolation�察�were it 

not for the fear of derision。; 

     But an accident soon happened which made her resolve to brave even 

the scoffs of the world�察�rather than not enjoy the heavenly satisfaction of 

comforting a desponding fellow´creature。 

     Mrs。 Beauchamp was an early riser。 She was one morning walking in 

the   garden�察  �leaning   on   her   husband's      arm�察  �when   the   sound   of   a  harp 

attracted their notice�此�they listened attentively�察�and heard a soft melodious 

voice distinctly sing the following stanzas�此�

       Thou   glorious   orb�察  �supremely   bright�察  �Just   rising   from   the   sea�察  �To 

chear   all   nature   with   thy   light�察  �What   are   thy   beams   to   me�拭  �In   vain   thy 

glories bid me rise�察�To hail the new´born day�察�Alas� �my morning sacrifice 

Is still to weep and pray。 For what are nature's charms combin'd�察�To one�察�

whose      weary    breast   Can    neither   peace    nor   comfort    find�察  �Nor   friend 

whereon to rest�拭�Oh� �never� �never� �whilst I live Can my heart's anguish 

cease�此�Come�察�friendly death�察�thy mandate give�察�And let me be at peace。 

     ;'Tis   poor    Charlotte� ─   �said   Mrs。   Beauchamp�察      �the  pellucid    drop   of 

humanity stealing down her cheek。 

     Captain   Beauchamp   was   alarmed   at   her   emotion。   ;What   Charlotte�拭─�

said he�察 �do you know her�拭─�

     In   the  accent    of  a  pitying    angel   did   she  disclose    to  her   husband 

Charlotte's   unhappy   situation�察  �and   the   frequent   wish   she   had   formed   of 

being serviceable  to   her。 ;I   fear�察─�

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