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to severe fits of melancholy�察 �and while he remained at New´York
frequently retired to the church´yard�察�where he would weep over the grave�察�
and regret the untimely fate of the lovely Charlotte Temple。
CHAPTER XXXV。
CONCLUSION。
SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter�察 �Mr。 Temple�察 �with his
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dear little charge and her nurse�察 �set forward for England。 It would be
impossible to do justice to the meeting scene between him�察�his Lucy�察�and
her aged father。 Every heart of sensibility can easily conceive their
feelings。 After the first tumult of grief was subsided�察�Mrs。 Temple gave up
the chief of her time to her grand´child�察�and as she grew up and improved�察�
began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte。
It was about ten years after these painful events�察 �that Mr。 and Mrs。
Temple�察 �having buried their father�察 �were obliged to come to London on
particular business�察�and brought the little Lucy with them。 They had been
walking one evening�察 �when on their return they found a poor wretch
sitting on the steps of the door。 She attempted to rise as they approached�察�
but from extreme weakness was unable�察�and after several fruitless efforts
fell back in a fit。 Mr。 Temple was not one of those men who stand to
consider whether by assisting an object in distress they shall not
inconvenience themselves�察�but instigated by the impulse of a noble feeling
heart�察 �immediately ordered her to be carried into the house�察 �and proper
restoratives applied。
She soon recovered�察�and fixing her eyes on Mrs。 Temple�察�cried;You
know not�察�Madam�察�what you do�察�you know not whom you are relieving�察�or
you would curse me in the bitterness of your heart。 Come not near me�察�
Madam�察�I shall contaminate you。 I am the viper that stung your peace。 I
am the woman who turned the poor Charlotte out to perish in the street。
Heaven have mercy� �I see her now�察─�continued she looking at Lucy�察 �such�察�
such was the fair bud of innocence that my vile arts blasted ere it was half
blown。 ;
It was in vain that Mr。 and Mrs。 Temple intreated her to be composed
and to take some refreshment。 She only drank half a glass of wine�察 �and
then told them that she had been separated from her husband seven years�察�
the chief of which she had passed in riot�察 �dissipation�察 �and vice�察 �till�察�
overtaken by poverty and sickness�察 �she had been reduced to part with
every valuable�察 �and thought only of ending her life in a prison�察 �when a
benevolent friend paid her debts and released her�察 �but that her illness
encreasing�察 �she had no possible means of supporting herself�察 �and her
friends were weary of relieving her。 ;I have fasted�察─�said she�察 �two days�察�
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and last night lay my aching head on the cold pavement�此�indeed it was but
just that I should experience those miseries myself which I had unfeelingly
inflicted on others。;
Greatly as Mr。 Temple had reason to detest Mrs。 Crayton�察�he could not
behold her in this distress without some emotions of pity。 He gave her
shelter that night beneath his hospitable roof�察 �and the next day got her
admission into an hospital�察�where having lingered a few weeks�察�she died�察�a
striking example that vice�察 �however prosperous in the beginning�察 �in the
end leads only to misery and shame。
F I N I S。
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