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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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