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ungrateful man for ever。 

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



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subside�察 �and   then very  deliberately  unfolded   to   her   the   offers   of the   old 

Earl�察   �expatiated     on   the   many    benefits    arising    from    an   elevated    title�察�

painted in glowing colours the surprise and vexation of Temple when he 

should see her figuring as a Countess and his mother´in´law�察�and begged 

her to consider well before she made any rash vows。 

     The DISTRESSED fair one dried her tears�察�listened patiently�察�and   at 

length declared she believed the surest method to revenge the slight put on 

her by the son�察�would be to accept the father�此�so said so done�察�and in a few 

days she became the Countess D。 

     Temple heard the news with emotion�此�he had lost his father's favour by 

avowing   his   passion   for   Lucy�察  �and   he   saw   now   there   was   no   hope   of 

regaining it�此 �but he shall not make me miserable�察─�said he。 ;Lucy and I 

have no ambitious notions�此�we can live on three hundred a year for some 

little time�察�till the mortgage is paid off�察�and then we shall have sufficient 

not only for the comforts but many of the little elegancies of life。 We will 

purchase      a  little  cottage�察   �my    Lucy�察─   �said   he�察   �and   thither   with    your 

reverend   father   we   will   retire�察  �we   will   forget   there   are   such   things   as 

splendor�察  �profusion�察  �and   dissipation�此  �we   will   have   some   cows�察  �and   you 

shall be queen of the dairy�察�in a morning�察�while I look after my garden�察�

you shall take a basket on your arm�察�and sally forth to feed your poultry�察�

and   as   they   flutter   round   you   in   token   of   humble   gratitude�察  �your   father 

shall   smoke   his   pipe   in   a   woodbine   alcove�察  �and   viewing   the   serenity   of 

your   countenance�察  �feel   such   real   pleasure   dilate   his   own   heart�察  �as   shall 

make him forget he had ever been unhappy。; 

     Lucy smiled�察�and Temple saw it was a smile of approbation。 He sought 

and   found   a   cottage   suited   to   his   taste�察  �thither�察  �attended   by   Love   and 

Hymen�察�the happy trio retired�察�where�察�during many years of uninterrupted 

felicity�察  �they   cast   not   a   wish   beyond   the   little   boundaries   of   their   own 

tenement。   Plenty�察  �and   her   handmaid�察  �Prudence�察  �presided   at   their   board�察�

Hospitality stood at their gate�察�Peace smiled on each face�察�Content reigned 

in each heart�察�and Love and Health strewed roses on their pillows。 

     Such were the parents of Charlotte Temple�察�who was the only pledge 

of their mutual love�察�and who�察�at the earnest entreaty of a particular friend�察�

was permitted to finish the education her mother had begun�察�at Madame 



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Du Pont's school�察�where we first introduced her to the acquaintance of the 

reader。 



                                    CHAPTER VI。 



                              AN INTRIGUING TEACHER。 

     MADAME   Du   Pont   was   a   woman   every  way   calculated   to   take   the 

care of young ladies�察�had that care entirely devolved on herself�察�but it was 

impossible to   attend   the   education   of   a numerous   school   without   proper 

assistants�察�and those assistants were not always the kind of people whose 

conversation   and   morals   were   exactly   such   as   parents   of   delicacy   and 

refinement would wish a daughter to copy。 Among the teachers at Madame 

Du   Pont's   school�察  �was   Mademoiselle   La   Rue�察  �who   added   to   a   pleasing 

person and insinuating address�察�a liberal education and the manners of a 

gentlewoman。        She   was    recommended        to  the   school   by   a  lady   whose 

humanity overstepped the bounds of discretion�此�for though she knew Miss 

La Rue had eloped from a convent with a young officer�察�and�察�on coming to 

England�察  �had   lived   with   several   different   men   in   open   defiance   of   all 

moral   and   religious   duties�察  �yet�察  �finding   her   reduced   to   the   most   abject 

want�察�and believing the penitence which she professed to be sincere�察�she 

took    her   into  her   own    family�察  �and   from    thence    recommended        her  to 

Madame Du Pont�察�as thinking the situation more suitable for a woman of 

her    abilities。  But   Mademoiselle        possessed     too   much    of   the  spirit  of 

intrigue     to  remain     long    without    adventures。      At   church�察   �where     she 

constantly   appeared�察  �her   person   attracted   the   attention   of   a   young   man 

who was upon a visit at a gentleman's seat in the neighbourhood�此�she had 

met   him  several   times   clandestinely�察  �and   being invited   to   come   out   that 

evening�察�and eat some fruit and pastry in a summer´house belonging to the 

gentleman he was visiting�察�and requested to bring some of the ladies with 

her�察�Charlotte being her favourite�察�was fixed on to accompany her。 

     The   mind   of   youth   eagerly   catches   at   promised   pleasure�此  �pure   and 

innocent   by   nature�察  �it   thinks   not   of   the   dangers   lurking   beneath   those 

pleasures�察�till too late to avoid them�此�when Mademoiselle asked Charlotte 

to go   with her�察 �she mentioned   the gentleman   as a  relation�察�and   spoke  in 

such   high   terms   of   the   elegance   of   his   gardens�察  �the   sprightliness   of   his 



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conversation�察�and the liberality with which he ever entertained his guests�察�

that Charlotte thought only of the pleasure she should enjoy in the visit�察�

not on the imprudence of going without her governess's knowledge�察�or of 

the   danger   to   which   she   exposed   herself   in   visiting   the   house   of   a   gay 

young man of fashion。 

     Madame   Du   Pont   was   gone   out   for   the   evening�察  �and   the   rest   of   the 

ladies retired to rest�察�when Charlotte and the teacher stole out at the back 

gate�察�and in crossing the field�察�were accosted by Montraville�察�as mentioned 

in the first chapter。 

     Charlotte   was   disappointed   in   the   pleasure   she  had   promised   herself 

from   this   visit。   The   levity   of   the   gentlemen   and   the   freedom   of   their 

conversation        disgusted      her。    She    was     astonished       at   the    liberties 

Mademoiselle   permitted   them   to   take�察  �grew   thoughtful   and   uneasy�察  �and 

heartily wished herself at home again in her own chamber。 

     Perhaps one cause of that wish might be�察�an earnest desire to see the 

contents of the letter which had been put into her hand by Montraville。 

     Any   reader   who   has   the   least   knowledge   of   the   world�察  �will   easily 

imagine the letter was made up of encomiums on her beauty�察�and vows of 

everlasting love and constancy�察�nor will he be surprised that a heart open 

to every gentle�察�generous sentiment�察�should feel itself warmed by gratitude 

for a man who professed to feel so much for her�察�nor is it improbable but 

her mind might revert to the agreeable person and martial appearance of 

Montraville。 

     In   affairs   of   love�察  �a   young   heart   is   never   in   more   danger   than   when 

attempted       by   a   handsome       young     soldier。    A   man    of   an    indifferent 

appearance�察�will�察�when arrayed in a military habit�察�shew to advantage�察�but 

when beauty of person�察�elegance of manner�察�and an easy method of paying 

compliments�察  �are   united   to   the   scarlet   coat�察  �smart   cockade�察  �and   military 

sash�察   �ah�   �well´a´day      for  the   poor   girl   who    gazes    on   him�此  �she    is  in 

imminent danger�察�but if she listens to him with pleasure�察�'tis all over with 

her�察  �and   from   that   moment   she   has   neither   eyes   nor   ears   for   any   other 

object。 

     Now�察�my dear sober matron�察。�if a sober matron should deign to turn 

over these pages�察�before she trusts them to the eye of a darling daughter�撮� 



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let me intreat you not to put on a grave face�察�and throw down the book in a 

passion   and   declare     'tis   enough   to   turn   the   heads  of   half  the   girls   in 

England�察�I do solemnly protest�察�my dear madam�察�I mean no more by what 

I have here advanced�察�than to ridicule those romantic girls�察�who foolishly 

imagine   a   red   coat   and   silver   epaulet   constitute   the   fine   gentleman�察  �and 

should that fine gentleman make half a dozen fine speeches to them�察�they 

will imagine themselves so much in love as to fancy it a meritorious action 

to jump out of a two pair of stairs window�察�abandon their friends�察�and trust 

entirely to the honour of a man�察�who perhaps hardly knows the meaning of 

the word�察�and if he does�察�will be too much the modern man of refinement�察�

to practice it in their favour。 

     Gracious heaven� �when I think on the miseries that must rend the heart 

of a doating parent�察�when he sees the darling of his age at first seduced 

from his protection�察�and afterwards abandoned�察�by the very wretch whose 

promises of love decoyed her from the paternal roof when he sees her 

poor   and   wretched�察  �her   bosom   tom   between   remorse   for   her   crime   and 

love   for   her   vile   betrayerwhen   fancy   paints   to   me   the   good   old   man 

stooping   to   raise   the   weeping   penitent�察  �while   every  tear   from  her   eye   is 

numbered by drops from his bleeding heart

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