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his promise�察�and La Rue became in due form Mrs。 Crayton�察�exulted in her
own good fortune�察 �and dared to look with an eye of contempt on the
unfortunate but far less guilty Charlotte。
END OF THE FIRST VOLUME。
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VOLUME II
CHAPTER XVIII。
REFLECTIONS。
;AND am I indeed fallen so low�察─�said Charlotte�察 �as to be only pitied�拭�
Will the voice of approbation no more meet my ear�拭 �and shall I never
again possess a friend�察 �whose face will wear a smile of joy whenever I
approach�拭�Alas� �how thoughtless�察�how dreadfully imprudent have I been� �I
know not which is most painful to endure�察�the sneer of contempt�察�or the
glance of compassion�察 �which is depicted in the various countenances of
my own sex�此�they are both equally humiliating。 Ah� �my dear parents�察�could
you now see the child of your affections�察�the daughter whom you so dearly
loved�察�a poor solitary being�察�without society�察�here wearing out her heavy
hours in deep regret and anguish of heart�察�no kind friend of her own sex to
whom she can unbosom her griefs�察 �no beloved mother�察 �no woman of
character will appear in my company�察�and low as your Charlotte is fallen�察�
she cannot associate with infamy。;
These were the painful reflections which occupied the mind of
Charlotte。 Montraville had placed her in a small house a few miles from
New´York�此�he gave her one female attendant�察�and supplied her with what
money she wanted�察�but business and pleasure so entirely occupied his time�察�
that he had little to devote to the woman�察�whom he had brought from all
her connections�察�and robbed of innocence。 Sometimes�察�indeed�察�he would
steal out at the close of evening�察�and pass a few hours with her�察�and then
so much was she attached to him�察�that all her sorrows were forgotten while
blest with his society�此�she would enjoy a walk by moonlight�察�or sit by him
in a little arbour at the bottom of the garden�察 �and play on the harp�察�
accompanying it with her plaintive�察 �harmonious voice。 But often�察 �very
often�察 �did he promise to renew his visits�察 �and�察 �forgetful of his promise�察�
leave her to mourn her disappointment。 What painful hours of expectation
would she pass� �She would sit at a window which looked toward a field he
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used to cross�察 �counting the minutes�察 �and straining her eyes to catch the
first glimpse of his person�察�till blinded with tears of disappointment�察�she
would lean her head on her hands�察�and give free vent to her sorrows�此�then
catching at some new hope�察�she would again renew her watchful position�察�
till the shades of evening enveloped every object in a dusky cloud�此 �she
would then renew her complaints�察 �and�察 �with a heart bursting with
disappointed love and wounded sensibility�察�retire to a bed which remorse
had strewed with thorns�察�and court in vain that comforter of weary nature
��who seldom visits the unhappy�� to come and steep her senses in oblivion。
Who can form an adequate idea of the sorrow that preyed upon the
mind of Charlotte�拭 �The wife�察 �whose breast glows with affection to her
husband�察 �and who in return meets only indifference�察 �can but faintly
conceive her anguish。 Dreadfully painful is the situation of such a woman�察�
but she has many comforts of which our poor Charlotte was deprived。 The
duteous�察 �faithful wife�察 �though treated with indifference�察 �has one solid
pleasure within her own bosom�察�she can reflect that she has not deserved
neglectthat she has ever fulfilled the duties of her station with the
strictest exactness�察 �she may hope�察 �by constant assiduity and unremitted
attention�察 �to recall her wanderer�察 �and be doubly happy in his returning
affection�察�she knows he cannot leave her to unite himself to another�此�he
cannot cast her out to poverty and contempt�察 �she looks around her�察 �and
sees the smile of friendly welcome�察�or the tear of affectionate consolation�察�
on the face of every person whom she favours with her esteem�察�and from
all these circumstances she gathers comfort�此 �but the poor girl by
thoughtless passion led astray�察 �who�察 �in parting with her honour�察 �has
forfeited the esteem of the very man to whom she has sacri´iced every
thing dear and valuable in life�察�feels his indifference in the fruit of her own
folly�察�and laments her want of power to recall his lost affection�察�she knows
there is no tie but honour�察 �and that�察 �in a man who has been guilty of
seduction�察�is but very feeble�此�he may leave her in a moment to shame and
want�察�he may marry and forsake her for ever�察�and should he�察�she has no
redress�察�no friendly�察�soothing companion to pour into her wounded mind
the balm of consolation�察�no benevolent hand to lead her back to the path of
rectitude�察�she has disgraced her friends�察�forfeited the good opinion of the
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world�察 �and undone herself�察�she feels herself a poor solitary being in the
midst of surrounding multitudes�察 �shame bows her to the earth�察 �remorse
tears her distracted mind�察�and guilt�察�poverty�察�and disease close the dreadful
scene�此�she sinks unnoticed to oblivion。 The finger of contempt may point
out to some passing daughter of youthful mirth�察�the humble bed where lies
this frail sister of mortality�察�and will she�察�in the unbounded gaiety of her
heart�察 �exult in her own unblemished fame�察 �and triumph over the silent
ashes of the dead�拭�Oh no� �has she a heart of sensibility�察�she will stop�察�and
thus address the unhappy victim of folly
;Thou had'st thy faults�察�but sure thy sufferings have expiated them�此�thy
errors brought thee to an early grave�察 �but thou wert a fellow´creature
thou hast been unhappythen be those errors forgotten。 ;
Then�察�as she stoops to pluck the noxious weed from off the sod�察�a tear
will fall�察�and consecrate the spot to Charity。
For ever honoured be the sacred drop of humanity�察�the angel of mercy
shall record its source�察 �and the soul from whence it sprang shall be
immortal。
My dear Madam�察 �contract not your brow into a frown of
disapprobation。 I mean not to extenuate the faults of those unhappy
women who fall victims to guilt and folly�察�but surely�察�when we reflect how
many errors we are ourselves subject to�察�how many secret faults lie hid in
the recesses of our hearts�察 �which we should blush to have brought into
open day ��and yet those faults require the lenity and pity of a benevolent
judge�察�or awful would be our prospect of futurity�� I say�察�my dear Madam�察�
when we consider this�察�we surely may pity the faults of others。
Believe me�察 �many an unfortunate female�察 �who has once strayed into
the thorny paths of vice�察�would gladly return to virtue�察�was any generous
friend to endeavour to raise and re´assure her�察�but alas� �it cannot be�察�you
say�察�the world would deride and scoff。 Then let me tell you�察�Madam�察�'tis a
very unfeeling world�察 �and does not deserve half the blessings which a
bountiful Providence showers upon it。
Oh�察 �thou benevolent giver of all good� �how shall we erring mortals
dare to look up to thy mercy in the great day of retribution�察 �if we now
uncharitably refuse to overlook the errors�察�or alleviate the miseries�察�of our
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fellow´creatures。
CHAPTER XIX。
A MISTAKE DISCOVERED。
JULIA Franklin was the only child of a man of large property�察�who�察�at
the age of eighteen�察 �left her independent mistress of an unincumbered
income of seven hundred a year�察�she was a girl of a lively disposition�察�and
humane�察 �susceptible heart�此 �she resided
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