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more composed�察�enquired if she had ever heard from Montraville since the 

unfortunate recontre in her bed chamber。 

     ;Ah no�察─�said she。 ;I fear I shall never hear from him again。; 

     ;I am greatly of your opinion�察─�said Belcour�察 �for he has been for some 

time past greatly attached; 

     At    the    word     ;attached;     a   death´like     paleness     overspread       the 

countenance of Charlotte�察�but she applied to some hartshorn which stood 

beside her�察�and Belcour proceeded。 

     ;He has been for some time past greatly attached to one Miss Franklin�察�

a pleasing lively girl�察�with a large fortune。; 

     ;She may be richer�察�may be handsomer�察─�cried Charlotte�察 �but cannot 

love him so well。 Oh may she beware of his art�察�and not trust him too far 

as I have done。; 

     ;He addresses her publicly�察─�said he�察 �and it was rumoured they were 

to   be   married    before    he   sailed   for  Eustatia�察   �whither    his  company      is 

ordered。; 

     ;Belcour�察─�said Charlotte�察�seizing his hand�察�and gazing at him earnestly�察�

while her pale lips trembled with convulsive agony�察 �tell me�察�and tell me 

truly�察  �I   beseech   you�察  �do   you   think   he   can   be   such   a   villain   as   to   marry 

another   woman�察  �and   leave   me   to   die   with   want   and   misery  in   a   strange 

land�此�tell me what you think�察�I can bear it very well�察�I will not shrink from 

this   heaviest   stroke   of   fate�察  �I   have   deserved   my   afflictions�察  �and   I   will 

endeavour to bear them as I ought。; 

     ;I fear�察─�said Belcour�察 �he can be that villain。; 

     ;Perhaps�察─�cried she�察�eagerly interrupting him�察 �perhaps he is married 



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already�此  �come�察  �let   me   know   the   worst�察─  �continued   she   with   an   affected 

look of composure�此 �you need not be afraid�察�I shall not send the fortunate 

lady a bowl of poison。; 

     ;Well then�察�my dear girl�察─�said he�察�deceived by her appearance�察 �they 

were     married    on   Thursday�察    �and    yesterday     morning     they   sailed   for 

Eustatia。; 

     ;Marriedgonesay        you�拭─   �cried   she  in  a  distracted    accent�察   �what 

without a last farewell�察�without one thought on my unhappy situation� �Oh 

Montraville�察  �may   God   forgive   your   perfidy。;   She   shrieked�察  �and   Belcour 

sprang forward just in time to prevent her falling to the floor。 

     Alarming faintings now succeeded each other�察�and she was conveyed 

to her bed�察�from whence she earnestly prayed she might never more arise。 

Belcour staid with her that night�察�and in the morning found her in a high 

fever。   The   fits   she   had   been   seized   with   had   greatly   terrified   him�察  �and 

confined as she now was to a bed of sickness�察�she was no longer an object 

of desire�此�it is true for several days he went constantly to see her�察�but her 

pale�察�emaciated appearance disgusted him�此�his visits became less frequent�察�

he forgot the solemn charge given him by Montraville�察�he even forgot the 

money   entrusted   to   his   care�察  �and�察  �the   burning   blush   of   indignation   and 

shame   tinges   my   cheek   while   I   write   it�察  �this   disgrace   to   humanity   and 

manhood at length forgot even the injured Charlotte�察�and�察�attracted by the 

blooming health of a farmer's daughter�察�whom he had seen in his frequent 

excursions to the country�察�he left the unhappy girl to sink unnoticed to the 

grave�察�a prey to sickness�察�grief�察�and penury�察�while he�察�having triumphed 

over   the   virtue   of   the   artless   cottager�察  �rioted   in   all   the   intemperance   of 

luxury and lawless pleasure。 



                               CHAPTER XXVIII。 



                              A TRIFLING RETROSPECT。 

     ;BLESS my heart�察─�cries my young�察�volatile reader�察 �I shall never have 

patience to get through these volumes�察�there are so many ahs� �and ohs� �so 

much fainting�察�tears�察�and distress�察�I am sick to death of the subject。; My 

dear�察�chearful�察�innocent girl�察�for innocent I will suppose you to be�察�or you 

would acutely feel the woes of Charlotte�察�did conscience say�察�thus might it 



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have   been   with   me�察  �had   not   Providence   interposed   to   snatch   me   from 

destruction�此     �therefore�察   �my    lively�察 �innocent     girl�察 �I  must    request    your 

patience�此�I am writing a tale of truth�此�I mean to write it to the heart�此�but if 

perchance the heart is rendered impenetrable by unbounded prosperity�察�or 

a continuance in vice�察�I expect not my tale to please�察�nay�察�I even expect it 

will   be   thrown   by   with   disgust。   But   softly�察  �gentle   fair   one�察  �I   pray   you 

throw it not aside till you have perused the whole�察�mayhap you may find 

something therein to repay you for the trouble。 Methinks I see a sarcastic 

smile sit on your countenance。;And what�察─�cry you�察 �does the conceited 

author suppose we can glean from these pages�察�if Charlotte is held up as 

an object of terror�察�to prevent us from falling into guilty errors�拭�does not 

La   Rue   triumph   in   her   shame�察  �and   by   adding   art   to   guilt�察  �obtain    the 

affection of a worthy man�察�and rise to a station where she is beheld with 

respect�察�and chearfully received into all companies。 What then is the moral 

you   would   inculcate�拭�Would   you   wish   us   to   think   that   a   deviation   from 

virtue�察�if covered by art and hypocrisy�察�is not an object of detestation�察�but 

on the contrary shall raise us to fame and honour�拭�while the hapless girl 

who     falls  a  victim    to  her   too   great   sensibility�察  �shall  be   loaded    with 

ignominy       and   shame�拭─     �No�察  �my    fair  querist�察   �I  mean    no   such    thing。 

Remember the endeavours of the wicked are often suffered to prosper�察�that 

in the end their fall may be attended with more bitterness of heart�察�while 

the cup of affliction is poured out for wise and salutary ends�察�and they who 

are compelled to drain it even to the bitter dregs�察�often find comfort at the 

bottom�察  �the   tear of   penitence blots   their offences   from  the   book   of   fate�察�

and they rise from the heavy�察�painful trial�察�purified and fit for a mansion in 

the kingdom of eternity。 

     Yes�察�my young friends�察�the tear of compassion shall fall for the fate of 

Charlotte�察�while the name of La Rue shall be detested and despised。 For 

Charlotte�察�the soul melts with sympathy�察�for La Rue�察�it feels nothing but 

horror and contempt。 But perhaps your gay hearts would rather follow the 

fortunate Mrs。 Crayton through the scenes of pleasure and dissipation in 

which   she   was   engaged�察  �than   listen   to   the   complaints   and   miseries   of 

Charlotte。 I will for once oblige you�察�I will for once follow her to midnight 

revels�察�balls�察�and scenes of gaiety�察�for in such was she constantly engaged。 



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     I have said her person was lovely�察�let us add that she was surrounded 

by splendor and affluence�察�and he must know but little of the world who 

can    wonder�察    。�however     faulty   such   a   woman's     conduct�撮�    at  her   being 

followed by  the   men�察  �and   her   company  courted   by  the   women�此  �in   short 

Mrs。   Crayton   was   the   universal   favourite�此  �she   set   the   fashions�察  �she   was 

toasted by all the gentlemen�察�and copied by all the ladies。 

     Colonel Crayton was a domestic man。 Could he be happy with such a 

woman�拭      �impossible�     �Remonstrance        was   vain�此  �he   might    as  well   have 

preached   to   the   winds�察  �as   endeavour   to   persuade   her   from   any   action�察�

however ridiculous�察�on which she had set her mind�此�in short�察�after a little 

ineffectual struggle�察�he gave up the attempt�察�and left her to follow the bent 

of her own inclinations�此�what those were�察�I think the reader must have seen 

enough of her character to form a just idea。 Among the number who paid 

their   devotions   at   her   shrine�察  �she   singled   one�察  �a   young   Ensign   of   mean 

birth�察  �indifferent   education�察  �and   weak   intellects。   How   such   a   man   came 

into the army�察�we hardly know to account for�察�and how he afterwards rose 

to posts of honour is likewise strange and wonderful。 But fortune is blind�察�

and   so   are   those   too   frequently   who   have   the   power   of   dispensing   her 

favours�此�else why do we see fools and knaves at the very top of the wheel�察�

while patient merit sinks to the extreme of the opposite abyss。 But we may 

form a thousand conjectures on this subject�察�and yet never hit on the right。 

Let us therefore endeavour to deserve her smiles�察�and whether we succeed 

or not�察�we shall feel more innate satisfaction�察�than thousands of those who 

bask   in   the   sunshine    of   her  favour   unworthily。     But   to  return   to  Mrs。 

Crayton�此     �this  young    man�察   �whom      I  shall  distinguish    by   the   name    of 

Corydon�察�was the reigning favourite of her heart。 He escorted her to the 

play�察�danced with her at every ball�察�and when indisposition prevented her 

going out�察�it was he alone who was permitted to chear the gloomy solitude 

to which she   was obliged to confine herself。  Did she ever   think of poor 

Charlotte�拭�if she did�察�my dear Miss�察�it was only to laugh at the poor girl's 

want     of  spirit  in   consenting     to  be   moped     up   in  the   country�察   �while 

Montraville was enjoying all the pleasures of a gay�察�dissipated city。 When 

she heard of his marriage�察�she smiling said�察�so there's an end of Madam 

Charlotte's hopes。 I wonder who will take her now�察�or what will become o

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