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noticing her embarrassment。 ;I am come�察 �Madam�察─ �continued she�察 �to
request you will spend the day with me。 I shall be alone�察�and�察�as we are
both strangers in this country�察 �we may hereafter be extremely happy in
each other's friendship。;
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;Your friendship�察 �Madam�察─ �said Charlotte blushing�察 �is an honour to
all who are favoured with it。 Little as I have seen of this part of the world�察�
I am no stranger to Mrs。 Beauchamp's goodness of heart and known
humanity�此�but my friendship; She paused�察�glanced her eye upon her own
visible situation�察�and�察�spite of her endeavours to suppress them�察�burst into
tears。
Mrs。 Beauchamp guessed the source from whence those tears flowed。
;You seem unhappy�察�Madam�察─�said she�此 �shall I be thought worthy your
confidence�拭�will you entrust me with the cause of your sorrow�察�and rest on
my assurances to exert my utmost power to serve you。; Charlotte returned
a look of gratitude�察�but could not speak�察�and Mrs。 Beauchamp continued
;My heart was interested in your behalf the first moment I saw you�察�and I
only lament I had not made earlier overtures towards an acquaintance�察�but
I flatter myself you will henceforth consider me as your friend。;
;Oh Madam� ─�cried Charlotte�察 �I have forfeited the good opinion of all
my friends�察�I have forsaken them�察�and undone myself。;
;Come�察�come�察�my dear�察─�said Mrs。 Beauchamp�察 �you must not indulge
these gloomy thoughts�此 �you are not I hope so miserable as you imagine
yourself�此 �endeavour to be composed�察 �and let me be favoured with your
company at dinner�察�when�察�if you can bring yourself to think me your friend�察�
and repose a confidence in me�察�I am ready to convince you it shall not be
abused。; She then arose�察�and bade her good morning。
At the dining hour Charlotte repaired to Mrs。 Beauchamp's�察�and during
dinner assumed as composed an aspect as possible�察�but when the cloth was
removed�察�she summoned all her resolution and determined to make Mrs。
Beauchamp acquainted with every circumstance preceding her unfortunate
elopement�察 �and the earnest desire she had to quit a way of life so
repugnant to her feelings。
With the benignant aspect of an angel of mercy did Mrs。 Beauchamp
listen to the artless tale�此�she was shocked to the soul to find how large a
share La Rue had in the seduction of this amiable girl�察 �and a tear fell�察�
when she reflected so vile a woman was now the wife of her father。 When
Charlotte had finished�察 �she gave her a little time to collect her scattered
spirits�察�and then asked her if she had never written to her friends。
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;Oh yes�察�Madam�察─�said she�察 �frequently�此�but I have broke their hearts�此�
they are either dead or have cast me off for ever�察�for I have never received
a single line from them。 ;
;I rather suspect�察─ �said Mrs。 Beauchamp�察 �they have never had your
letters�此�but suppose you were to hear from them�察�and they were willing to
receive you�察 �would you then leave this cruel Montraville�察 �and return to
them�拭─�
;Would I� ─ �said Charlotte�察 �clasping her hands�察 �would not the poor
sailor�察�tost on a tempestuous ocean�察�threatened every moment with death�察�
gladly return to the shore he had left to trust to its deceitful calmness�拭�Oh�察�
my dear Madam�察�I would return�察�though to do it I were obliged to walk
barefoot over a burning desart�察�and beg a scanty pittance of each traveller
to support my existence。 I would endure it all chearfully�察�could I but once
more see my dear�察 �blessed mother�察 �hear her pronounce my pardon�察 �and
bless me before I died�察�but alas� �I shall never see her more�察�she has blotted
the ungrateful Charlotte from her remembrance�察 �and I shall sink to the
grave loaded with her's and my father's curse。;
Mrs。 Beauchamp endeavoured to sooth her。 ;You shall write to them
again�察─�said she�察 �and I will see that the letter is sent by the first packet
that sails for England�察 �in the mean time keep up your spirits�察 �and hope
every thing�察�by daring to deserve it。;
She then turned the conversation�察�and Charlotte having taken a cup of
tea�察�wished her benevolent friend a good evening。
CHAPTER XXII。
SORROWS OF THE HEART。
WHEN Charlotte got home she endeavoured to collect her thoughts�察�
and took up a pen in order to address those dear parents�察�whom�察�spite of
her errors�察�she still loved with the utmost tenderness�察�but vain was every
effort to write with the least coherence�察�her tears fell so fast they almost
blinded her�察�and as she proceeded to describe her unhappy situation�察�she
became so agitated that she was obliged to give over the attempt and retire
to bed�察�where�察�overcome with the fatigue her mind had undergone�察�she fell
into a slumber which greatly refreshed her�察�and she arose in the morning
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with spirits more adequate to the painful task she had to perform�察 �and�察�
after several attempts�察 �at length concluded the following letter to her
mother
TO MRS。 TEMPLE。 NEW´YORK。
;Will my once kind�察�my ever beloved mother�察�deign to receive a letter
from her guilty�察 �but repentant child�拭 �or has she�察 �justly incensed at my
ingratitude�察 �driven the unhappy Charlotte from her remembrance�拭�Alas� �
thou much injured mother� �shouldst thou even disown me�察 �I dare not
complain�察�because I know I have deserved it�此�but yet�察�believe me�察�guilty as
I am�察�and cruelly as I have disappointed the hopes of the fondest parents�察�
that ever girl had�察�even in the moment when�察�forgetful of my duty�察�I fled
from you and happiness�察�even then I loved you most�察�and my heart bled at
the thought of what you would suffer。 Oh� �never�察 �never� �whilst I have
existence�察�will the agony of that moment be erased from my memory。 It
seemed like the separation of soul and body。 What can I plead in excuse
for my conduct�拭�alas� �nothing� �That I loved my seducer is but too true� �yet
powerful as that passion is when operating in a young heart glowing with
sensibility�察 �it never would have conquered my affection to you�察 �my
beloved parents�察�had I not been encouraged�察�nay�察�urged to take the fatally
imprudent step�察�by one of my own sex�察�who�察�under the mask of friendship�察�
drew me on to ruin。 Yet think not your Charlotte was so lost as to
voluntarily rush into a life of infamy�察�no�察�my dear mother�察�deceived by the
specious appearance of my betrayer�察�and every suspicion lulled asleep by
the most solemn promises of marriage�察�I thought not those promises would
so easily be forgotten。 I never once reflected that the man who could stoop
to seduction�察 �would not hesitate to forsake the wretched object of his
passion�察 �whenever his capricious heart grew weary of her tenderness。
When we arrived at this place�察 �I vainly expected him to fulfil his
engagements�察�but was at last fatally convinced he had never intended to
make me his wife�察 �or if he had once thought of it�察 �his mind was now
altered。 I scorned to claim from his humanity what I could not obtain from
his love�此 �I was conscious of having forfeited the only gem that could
render me respectable in the eye of the world。 I locked my sorrows in my
own bosom�察�and bore my injuries in silence。 But how shall I proceed�拭�This
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man�察�this cruel Montraville�察�for whom I sacrificed honour�察�happiness�察�and
the love of my friends�察�no longer looks on me with affection�察�but scorns
the credulous girl whom his art has made miserable。 Could you see me�察�
my dear parents�察�without society�察�without friends�察�stung with remorse�察�and
��I feel the burning blush of shame die my cheeks while I write it�� tortured
with the pangs of disappointed love�察�cut to the soul by the indifference of
him�察�who�察�having deprived me of every other comfort�察�no longer thinks it
worth his while to sooth the heart where he has planted the thorn of neve
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