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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。 

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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 

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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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