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beloved parents�察�had I not been encouraged�察�nay�察�urged to take the fatally 

imprudent step�察�by one of my own sex�察�who�察�under the mask of friendship�察�

drew     me   on   to  ruin。   Yet   think   not  your    Charlotte    was    so  lost  as  to 

voluntarily rush into a life of infamy�察�no�察�my dear mother�察�deceived by the 

specious appearance of my betrayer�察�and every suspicion lulled asleep by 

the most solemn promises of marriage�察�I thought not those promises would 

so easily be forgotten。 I never once reflected that the man who could stoop 

to   seduction�察  �would   not   hesitate   to   forsake   the   wretched   object   of   his 

passion�察  �whenever       his   capricious   heart    grew    weary   of   her   tenderness。 

When      we    arrived    at  this  place�察  �I  vainly    expected     him    to  fulfil  his 

engagements�察�but was at last fatally convinced he had never intended   to 

make   me   his   wife�察  �or   if   he   had   once   thought   of   it�察  �his   mind   was   now 

altered。 I scorned to claim from his humanity what I could not obtain from 

his   love�此  �I   was   conscious   of   having   forfeited   the   only   gem   that   could 

render me respectable in the eye of the world。 I locked my sorrows in my 

own bosom�察�and bore my injuries in silence。 But how shall I proceed�拭�This 



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man�察�this cruel Montraville�察�for whom I sacrificed honour�察�happiness�察�and 

the love of my friends�察�no longer looks on me with affection�察�but scorns 

the credulous girl whom his art   has made   miserable。 Could you see   me�察�

my dear parents�察�without society�察�without friends�察�stung with remorse�察�and 

��I feel the burning blush of shame die my cheeks while I write it�� tortured 

with the pangs of disappointed love�察�cut to the soul by the indifference of 

him�察�who�察�having deprived me of every other comfort�察�no longer thinks it 

worth his while to sooth the heart where he has planted the thorn of never´ 

ceasing regret。 My daily employment is to think of you and weep�察�to pray 

for your happiness and deplore my own folly�此�my nights are scarce more 

happy�察  �for   if   by   chance   I   close   my   weary   eyes�察  �and   hope   some   small 

forgetfulness of sorrow�察�some little time to pass in sweet oblivion�察�fancy�察�

still waking�察�wafts me home to you�此�I see your beloved forms�察�I kneel and 

hear the blessed words of peace and pardon。 Extatic joy pervades my soul�察�

I   reach   my   arms   to   catch   your   dear   embraces�察  �the   motion   chases   the 

illusive dream�察�I wake to real misery。 At other times I see my father angry 

and frowning�察�point to horrid caves�察�where�察�on the cold damp ground�察�in 

the agonies of death�察�I see my dear mother and my revered grand´father。 I 

strive to raise you�察�you push me from you�察�and shrieking cry;Charlotte�察�

thou hast murdered me� ─�Horror and despair tear every tortured nerve�察�I 

start�察�and leave my restless bed�察�weary and unrefreshed。 

     ;Shocking as these reflexions are�察�I have yet one more dreadful than 

the   rest。   Mother�察  �my   dear   mother�   �do   not   let   me   quite   break   your   heart 

when I tell you�察�in a few months I shall bring into the world an innocent 

witness   of   my   guilt。   Oh   my   bleeding   heart�察  �I   shall   bring   a   poor   little 

helpless creature�察�heir to infamy and shame。 

     ;This alone has urged me once more to address you�察�to interest you in 

behalf of this poor unborn�察�and beg you to extend your protection to the 

child   of   your   lost   Charlotte�察  �for   my   own   part   I   have   wrote   so   often�察  �so 

frequently have pleaded for forgiveness�察�and entreated to be received once 

more beneath the paternal roof�察�that having received no answer�察�not even 

one line�察�I much fear you have cast me from you for ever。 

     ;But sure you cannot refuse to protect my innocent infant�此�it partakes 

not of its mother's guilt。 Oh my father�察�oh beloved mother�察�now do I feel 



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the anguish I inflicted on your hearts recoiling with double force upon my 

own。 

     ;If   my   child   should   be   a  girl  ��which   heaven    forbid��   tell  her  the 

unhappy  fate   of   her   mother�察  �and   teach   her   to   avoid   my   errors�察  �if   a   boy�察�

teach him to lament my miseries�察�but tell him not who inflicted them�察�lest 

in wishing to revenge his mother's injuries�察�he should wound the peace of 

his father。 

     ;And   now�察  �dear   friends   of   my   soul�察  �kind   guardians   of   my   infancy�察�

farewell。 I feel I never more must hope to see you�察�the anguish of my heart 

strikes at the strings of life�察�and in a short time I shall be at rest。 Oh could I 

but receive your blessing and forgiveness before I died�察�it would smooth 

my passage to the peaceful grave�察�and be a blessed foretaste of a   happy 

eternity。 I beseech you�察�curse me not�察�my adored parents�察�but let a tear of 

pity and pardon fall to the memory of your lost CHARLOTTE。 



                                CHAPTER XXIII。 



           A MAN MAY SMILE�察�AND SMILE�察�AND BE A VILLAIN。 

     WHILE Charlotte was enjoying some small degree of comfort in the 

consoling     friendship    of  Mrs。    Beauchamp�察     �Montraville     was    advancing 

rapidly in his affection towards Miss Franklin。 Julia was an amiable girl�察�

she saw only the fair side of his character�察�she possessed an independent 

fortune�察�and resolved to be happy with   the man of her heart�察�though his 

rank and fortune were by no means so exalted as she had a right to expect�察�

she saw the passion which Montraville struggled to conceal�察�she wondered 

at his timidity�察�but imagined the distance fortune had placed between them 

occasioned      his   backwardness�察     �and   made     every   advance     which    strict 

prudence   and   a   becoming   modesty   would   permit。   Montraville   saw   with 

pleasure     he  was   not   indifferent   to  her�察 �but  a  spark   of  honour    which 

animated      his  bosom     would    not  suffer   him   to  take   advantage     of  her 

partiality。   He   was    well   acquainted    with   Charlotte's    situation�察  �and   he 

thought there would be a double cruelty in forsaking her at such a time�察�

and   to   marry   Miss   Franklin�察  �while   honour�察  �humanity�察  �every   sacred   law�察�

obliged him still to protect and support Charlotte�察�was a baseness which 

his soul shuddered at。 



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     He communicated his uneasiness to Belcour�此�it was the very thing this 

pretended   friend      had   wished。    ;And    do   you   really�察─ �said   he�察 �laughing�察�

;hesitate at marrying the lovely Julia�察�and becoming master of her fortune�察�

because a little foolish�察�fond girl chose to leave her friends�察�and run away 

with you to America。 Dear Montraville�察�act more like a man of sense�察�this 

whining�察�pining Charlotte�察�who occasions you so much uneasiness�察�would 

have eloped with somebody else if she had not with you。; 

     ;Would to heaven�察─�said Montraville�察 �I had never seen her�察�my regard 

for her was but the momentary passion of desire�察�but I feel I shall love and 

revere Julia Franklin as long as I live�察�yet to leave poor Charlotte in her 

present situation would be cruel beyond description。; 

     ;Oh   my  good   sentimental   friend�察─�said   Belcour�察  �do   you   imagine   no 

body has a right to provide for the brat but yourself。; 

     Montraville started。 ;Sure�察─�said he�察 �you cannot mean to insinuate that 

Charlotte is false。; 

     ;I don't insinuate it�察─�said Belcour�察 �I know it。; 

     Montraville turned pale as ashes。 ;Then there is no faith in woman�察─�

said he。 

     ;While   I   thought   you   attached   to   her�察─  �said   Belcour   with   an   air   of 

indifference�察     �I  never    wished    to  make    you   uneasy   by   mentioning       her 

perfidy�察�but as I know you love and are beloved by Miss Franklin�察�I was 

determined not   to   let   these  foolish   scruples   of   honour step   between   you 

and happiness�察�or your tenderness for the peace of a perfidious girl prevent 

your uniting yourself to a woman of honour。; 

     ;Good heavens� ─�said Montraville�察 �what poignant reflections does a 

man endure who sees a lovely woman plunged in infamy�察�and is conscious 

he was her first seducer�察�but are you certain of what you say�察�Belcour�拭─�

     ;So   far�察─  �replied he�察   �that   I   myself   have   received   advances   from  her 

which   I   would   not   take   advantage   of   out   of   regard   to   you�此  �but   hang   it�察�

think no more about her。 I dined at Franklin's to´day�察�and Julia bid me seek 

and     bring   you    to  tea�此 �so   come     along�察  �my    lad�察 �make     good    use   of 

opportunity�察  �and   seize   the   gifts   of   fortune   while   they   are   within   your 

reach。; Montraville was too much agitated to pass a happy evening even in 

the company of Julia Franklin�此�he determined to visit Charlotte early the 



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next morning�察�tax her with her falsehood�察�and take an everlasting leave of 

her�察�but when the morning came�察�he was commanded on duty�察�and for six 

weeks was   prevented from  putting   his design  in   execution。 At length he 

found an hour to spare�察�and walked out to spend it with Charlotte�此�it was 

near four o'clock in the afternoon when he arrived at her cottage�察�she was 

not   in   the   parlour�察  �and   without   calling   the   servant   he   walked   up   stairs�察�

thinking   to   find   her   in   her   bed   room。   He   opened   the   door�察  �and   t

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