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morning�察     �to  chear   me   with    her  smiles�察  �and   bless   me    by  her   duteous 

affection。 A lady once offered her an asylum in her family�察�but she would 

not leave me。 'We are all the world to each other��' said she。 'I thank God�察�I 

have    health    and   spirits  to  improve     the  talents   with   which    nature   has 

endowed   me�察  �and   I   trust   if   I   employ   them   in   the   support   of   a   beloved 

parent�察  �I   shall   not   be   thought   an   unprofitable   servant。   While   he   lives�察  �I 

pray for strength to pursue my employment�察�and when it pleases heaven to 

take one of us�察�may it give the survivor resignation to bear the separation 

as we ought�此�till then I will never leave him。' ; 

     ;But where is this inhuman persecutor�拭─�said Temple。 

     ;He has been abroad ever since�察─�replied the old man�察 �but he has left 

orders with his lawyer never to give up the note till the utmost farthing is 

paid。; 

     ;And how much is the amount of your debts in all�拭─�said Temple。 

     ;Five hundred pounds�察─�he replied。 

     Temple started�此�it was more than he expected。 ;But something must be 

done�察─�said he�此 �that sweet maid must not wear out her life in a prison。 I 

will see you again to´morrow�察�my friend�察─�said he�察�shaking Eldridge's hand�此�

;keep up your spirits�此�light and shade are not more happily blended than 

are the pleasures and pains of life�察�and the horrors of the one serve only to 

increase the splendor of the other。; 

     ;You never lost a wife and son�察─�said Eldridge。 

     ;No�察─�replied he�察 �but I can feel for those that have。; Eldridge pressed 

his hand as they went toward the door�察�and they parted in silence。 

     When   they   got   without   the   walls   of   the   prison�察  �Temple   thanked   his 

friend Blakeney for introducing him to so worthy a character�察�and telling 

him    he   had   a  particular    engagement      in  the   city�察 �wished    him   a  good 

evening。 

     ;And what is to be done for this distressed man�察─�said Temple�察�as he 

walked   up   Ludgate   Hill。   ;Would   to   heaven   I   had   a   fortune   that   would 

enable me instantly to discharge his debt�此�what exquisite transport�察�to see 

the expressive eyes of Lucy beaming at once with pleasure for her father's 

deliverance�察     �and    gratitude   for   her   deliverer�此   �but   is  not   my    fortune 



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affluence�察─�continued he�察 �nay superfluous wealth�察�when compared to the 

extreme indigence of Eldridge�察�and what have I done to deserve ease and 

plenty�察�while a brave worthy officer starves in a prison�拭�Three hundred a 

year is surely sufficient for all my wants and wishes�此�at any rate Eldridge 

must be relieved。; 

     When the heart has will�察�the hands can soon find means to execute a 

good action。 

     Temple      was    a   young     man�察   �his   feelings    warm     and    impetuous�察�

unacquainted with the world�察�his heart had not been rendered callous by 

being   convinced   of   its   fraud   and   hypocrisy。   He   pitied   their   sufferings�察�

overlooked their faults�察�thought every bosom as generous as his own�察�and 

would chearfully have divided his last guinea with an unfortunate fellow 

creature。 

     No wonder�察�then�察�that such a man ��without waiting a moment for the 

interference of Madam Prudence�� should resolve to raise money sufficient 

for the relief of Eldridge�察�by mortgaging part of his fortune。 

     We will not enquire too minutely into the cause which might actuate 

him   in   this   instance�此  �suffice   it   to   say�察  �he   immediately   put   the   plan   in 

execution�察  �and   in   three   days   from   the   time   he   first   saw   the   unfortunate 

Lieutenant�察  �he   had   the   superlative   felicity   of   seeing   him   at   liberty�察  �and 

receiving an ample reward in the tearful eye and half articulated thanks of 

the grateful Lucy。 

     ;And pray�察�young man�察─�said his father to him one morning�察 �what are 

your designs in visiting thus constantly that old man and his daughter�拭─�

     Temple   was   at   a   loss   for   a   reply�此  �he   had   never   asked   himself   the 

question�此�he hesitated�察�and his father continued 

     ;It was not till within these few days that I heard in what manner your 

acquaintance        first  commenced�察       �and    cannot    suppose     any    thing    but 

attachment to the daughter could carry you such imprudent lengths for the 

father�此�it   certainly   must   be   her   art   that drew   you   in   to   mortgage   part   of 

your fortune。; 

     ;Art�察�Sir� ─�cried Temple eagerly。 ;Lucy Eldridge is as free from art as 

she is from every other error�此�she is; 

     ;Everything   that   is   amiable   and   lovely�察─  �said   his   father�察  �interrupting 



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him ironically�此 �no doubt in your opinion she is a pattern of excellence for 

all her   sex to   follow�察  �but   come�察  �Sir�察 �pray   tell   me   what   are   your   designs 

towards this paragon。 I hope you do not intend to complete your folly by 

marrying her。; 

     ;Were my fortune such as would support her according to her merit�察�I 

don't   know   a   woman   more   formed   to   insure   happiness   in   the   married 

state。; 

     ;Then   prithee�察  �my   dear   lad�察─  �said   his   father�察   �since   your   rank   and 

fortune   are so   much   beneath   what   your   PRINCESS   might   expect�察  �be   so 

kind as to turn your eyes on Miss Weatherby�察�who�察�having only an estate 

of three thousand a year�察�is more upon a level with you�察�and whose father 

yesterday solicited the mighty honour of your alliance。 I shall leave you to 

consider   on   this   offer�察  �and   pray   remember�察  �that   your   union   with   Miss 

Weatherby will put it in your power to be more liberally the friend of Lucy 

Eldridge。 ; 

     The   old gentleman   walked   in   a   stately  manner   out   of   the   room�察  �and 

Temple stood almost petrified with astonishment�察�contempt�察�and rage。 



                                     CHAPTER V。 



                                    SUCH THINGS ARE。 

     MISS Weatherby was the only child of a wealthy man�察�almost idolized 

by her parents�察�flattered by  her dependants�察�and never contradicted  even 

by    those   who    called    themselves     her   friends�此  �I  cannot    give    a  better 

description than by the following lines。 

       The lovely maid whose form and face Nature has deck'd with ev'ry 

grace�察   �But    in  whose     breast   no   virtues   glow�察   �Whose     heart   ne'er   felt 

another's   woe�察�Whose   hand   ne'er   smooth'd   the bed   of pain�察 �Or   eas'd   the 

captive's galling chain�察�But like the tulip caught the eye�察�Born just to be 

admir'd and die�察�When gone�察�no one regrets its loss�察�Or scarce remembers 

that it was。 

     Such   was   Miss Weatherby�此  �her   form  lovely  as   nature   could   make   it�察�

but   her   mind   uncultivated�察  �her   heart   unfeeling�察  �her   passions   impetuous�察�

and   her   brain   almost   turned   with   flattery�察  �dissipation�察  �and   pleasure�察  �and 

such was the girl�察�whom a partial grandfather left independent mistress of 



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the fortune before mentioned。 

     She   had   seen   Temple   frequently�察  �and   fancying   she   could   never   be 

happy   without   him�察  �nor   once   imagining   he   could   refuse   a   girl   of   her 

beauty and fortune�察�she prevailed on her fond father to offer the alliance to 

the old Earl of D�察�Mr。 Temple's father。 

     The   Earl   had   received   the   offer   courteously�此  �he   thought   it   a   great 

match for Henry�察�and was too fashionable a man to suppose a wife could 

be   any   impediment   to   the   friendship   he   professed   for   Eldridge   and   his 

daughter。 

     Unfortunately        for    Temple�察     �he    thought     quite     otherwise�此    �the 

conversation       he  had   just   had   with   his  father�察  �discovered     to  him   the 

situation of his heart�察�and he found that the most affluent fortune would 

bring no increase of happiness unless Lucy Eldridge shared it with him�察�

and the knowledge of the purity of her sentiments�察�and the integrity of his 

own     heart�察  �made    him    shudder    at  the   idea   his  father   had   started�察  �of 

marrying a woman for no other reason than because the affluence of her 

fortune   would   enable   him   to   injure   her   by   maintaining   in   splendor   the 

woman   to   whom   his   heart   was   devoted�此  �he   therefore   resolved   to   refuse 

Miss Weatherby�察�and be the event what it might�察�offer his heart and hand 

to Lucy Eldridge。 

     Full of this determination�察�he fought his father�察�declared his resolution�察�

and was commanded never more to appear in his presence。 Temple bowed�察�

his heart was too full to permit him to speak�察�he left the house precipitately�察�

and hastened to relate the cause of his sorrows to his good old friend and 

his amiable daughter。 

     In the mean time�察�the Earl�察�vexed to the soul that such a fortune should 

be   lost�察  �determined   to   offer   himself   a   candidate   for   Miss   Weatherby's 

favour。 

     What wonderful changes are wrought by that reigning power�察�ambition� �

the love´sick   girl�察�when   first she heard of Temple's refusal�察 �wept�察 �raved�察�

tore her hair�察�and vowed to found a protestant nunnery with her fortune�察�

and    by   commencing        abbess�察  �shut   herself   up   from    the  sight   of  cruel 

ungrateful man for ever。 

     Her father was a man of the world�此�he suffered this first transport to 



    

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