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future   comfort   consisted   in   the   ��perhaps   delusive��   idea   she   indulged�察  �of 

being once more folded in their protecting arms�察�and hearing the words of 

peace and pardon from their lips。 

     The   tears   streamed   incessantly   while   she   was   writing�察  �and   she   was 

frequently obliged to lay down her pen�此�but when the task was completed�察�



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and she had committed the letter to the care of Montraville to be sent to 

the post office�察�she became more calm�察�and indulging the delightful hope 

of   soon   receiving   an   answer   that   would   seal   her   pardon�察  �she   in   some 

measure assumed her usual chearfulness。 

     But     Montraville      knew     too    well    the   consequences        that   must 

unavoidably       ensue�察  �should    this  letter  reach   Mr。   Temple�此    �he   therefore 

wisely   resolved   to   walk   on   the   deck�察  �tear   it   in   pieces�察  �and   commit   the 

fragments to the care of Neptune�察�who might or might not�察�as it suited his 

convenience�察�convey them on shore。 

     All Charlotte's hopes and wishes were now concentred in one�察�namely 

that the fleet might be detained at Spithead till she could receive a letter 

from her friends�此�but in this she was disappointed�察�for the second morning 

after she went on board�察�the   signal was made�察�the fleet weighed   anchor�察�

and in a few hours ��the wind being favourable�� they bid adieu to the white 

cliffs of Al´bion。 

     In the mean time every enquiry that could be thought of was made by 

Mr。 and Mrs。 Temple�察�for many days did they indulge the fond hope that 

she   was   merely   gone   off   to   be   married�察  �and   that   when   the   indissoluble 

knot was once tied�察�she would return with the partner she had chosen�察�and 

entreat their blessing and forgiveness。 

     ;And shall we not forgive her�拭─�said Mr。 Temple。 

     ;Forgive her� ─�exclaimed the mother。 ;Oh yes�察�whatever be our errors�察�

is she not our child�拭�and though bowed to the earth even with shame and 

remorse�察�is it not our duty to   raise the poor penitent�察�and whisper  peace 

and   comfort   to   her   desponding   soul�拭  �would   she   but   return�察  �with   rapture 

would I fold her to my heart�察�and bury every remembrance of her faults in 

the dear embrace。; 

     But   still   day   after   day   passed   on�察  �and   Charlotte   did   not   appear�察  �nor 

were     any   tidings   to   be  heard    of  her�此  �yet  each    rising   morning     was 

welcomed by some new hopethe evening brought with it disappointment。 

At length hope was no more�察�despair usurped her place�察�and the mansion 

which   was   once   the   mansion   of   peace�察  �became   the   habitation   of   pale�察�

dejected melancholy。 

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fled�察  �and   had   it  not  been   for   the  support    of  unaffected    piety�察 �and   a 

consciousness of having ever set before her child the fairest example�察�she 

must have sunk under this heavy affliction。 

     ;Since�察─  �said   she�察   �the   severest   scrutiny   cannot   charge   me   with   any 

breach   of   duty   to   have   deserved   this   severe   chastisement�察  �I   will   bow 

before the power who inflicts it with humble resignation to his will�察�nor 

shall the duty of a wife be totally absorbed in the feelings of the mother�察�I 

will    endeavour     to  appear    more    chearful�察  �and    by  appearing     in  some 

measure to have conquered my own sorrow�察�alleviate the sufferings of my 

husband�察 �and   rouse   him  from  that   torpor   into   which   this   misfortune   has 

plunged him。 My father too demands my care and attention�此�I must not�察�by 

a   selfish   indulgence  of   my   own   grief�察  �forget   the   interest   those   two   dear 

objects take in my happiness or misery�此�I will wear a smile on my face�察�

though the thorn rankles in my heart�察�and if by so doing�察�I in the smallest 

degree contribute to restore their peace of mind�察�I shall be amply rewarded 

for the pain the concealment of my own feelings may occasion。 

     Thus argued this excellent woman�此�and in the execution of so laudable 

a resolution we shall leave her�察�to follow the fortunes of the hapless victim 

of imprudence and evil counsellors。 



                                  CHAPTER XVI。 



                              NECESSARY DIGRESSION。 

     ON   board   of   the   ship   in  which    Charlotte   and   Mademoiselle       were 

embarked�察�was an officer of large unincumbered fortune and elevated rank�察�

and whom I shall call Crayton。 

     He was one of those men�察�who�察�having travelled in their youth�察�pretend 

to have contracted a peculiar fondness for every thing foreign�察�and to hold 

in   contempt     the   productions     of  their  own    country�察   �and   this  affected 

partiality extended even to the women。 

     With him therefore the blushing modesty and unaffected simplicity of 

Charlotte     passed    unnoticed�察   �but   the  forward    pertness    of  La   Rue�察  �the 

freedom   of   her   conversation�察  �the   elegance   of   her   person�察  �mixed   with   a 

certain engaging JE NE SAIS QUOI�察�perfectly enchanted him。 

     The reader no doubt   has already developed the character of La   Rue�此�



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designing�察  �artful�察  �and   selfish�察  �she   had   accepted   the   devoirs   of   Belcour 

because   she   was   heartily  weary   of   the   retired   life   she  led   at   the   school�察�

wished to   be   released   from  what   she deemed   a   slavery�察 �and   to   return   to 

that vortex of folly and dissipation which had once plunged her into the 

deepest misery�察�but her plan she flattered herself was now better formed�此�

she resolved to put herself under the protection of no man till she had first 

secured      a  settlement�察    �but   the   clandestine      manner     in   which    she    left 

Madame   Du   Pont's   prevented   her   putting   this   plan   in   execution�察  �though 

Belcour solemnly protested he would make her a handsome settlement the 

moment they arrived at Portsmouth。 This he afterwards contrived to evade 

by   a   pretended   hurry   of   business�察  �La   Rue   readily   conceiving   he   never 

meant to fulfil his promise�察�determined to change her battery�察�and attack 

the    heart   of   Colonel     Crayton。    She    soon    discovered      the  partiality    he 

entertained for her nation�察  �and having   imposed on him a   feigned tale   of 

distress�察�representing Belcour as a villain who had seduced her from her 

friends      under     promise     of    marriage�察    �and     afterwards      betrayed     her�察�

pretending great remorse for the errors she had committed�察�and declaring 

whatever her affection for Belcour might have been�察�it was now entirely 

extinguished�察  �and   she   wished   for   nothing   more   than   an   opportunity   to 

leave a course of life which her soul abhorred�察�but she had no friends to 

apply     to�察  �they   had    all  renounced      her�察  �and    guilt   and   misery     would 

undoubtedly be her future portion through life。 

     Crayton was possessed of many amiable qualities�察�though the peculiar 

trait in his character�察�which we have already mentioned�察�in a great measure 

threw     a   shade     over   them。     He    was    beloved     for   his   humanity      and 

benevolence   by   all   who   knew   him�察  �but   he   was   easy   and   unsuspicious 

himself�察�and became a dupe to the artifice of others。 

     He   was�察  �when   very   young�察  �united   to   an   amiable   Parisian   lady�察  �and 

perhaps      it  was   his   affection    for  her   that   laid  the   foundation     for   the 

partiality    he   ever   retained    for   the   whole    nation。    He   had   by   her   one 

daughter�察�who entered into the world but a few hours before her mother 

left   it。   This   lady   was   universally   beloved   and   admired�察  �being   endowed 

with all the virtues of her mother�察�without the weakness of the father�此�she 

was married to Major Beauchamp�察�and was at this time in the same fleet 



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with her father�察�attending her husband to New´York。 

     Crayton was melted by the affected contrition and distress of La Rue�此�

he   would   converse   with   her   for   hours�察  �read   to   her�察  �play   cards   with   her�察�

listen to all her complaints�察�and promise to protect her to the utmost of his 

power。   La   Rue   easily   saw   his   character�察  �her  
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