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;'Tis false�察�I never desired him to come�察�and you know I did not�此�but
mark me�察 �Charlotte�察 �from this instant our connexion is at an end。 Let
Belcour�察�or any other of your favoured lovers�察 �take you and provide for
you�察�I have done with you for ever。;
He was then going to leave her�察�but starting wildly from the bed�察�she
threw herself on her knees before him�察 �protesting her innocence and
entreating him not to leave her。 ;Oh Montraville�察─�said she�察 �kill me�察�for
pity's sake kill me�察�but do not doubt my fidelity。 Do not leave me in this
horrid situation�察 �for the sake of your unborn child�察 �oh� �spurn not the
wretched mother from you。 ;
;Charlotte�察─�said he�察�with a firm voice�察 �I shall take care that neither
you nor your child want any thing in the approaching painful hour�察�but we
meet no more。; He then endeavoured to raise her from the ground�察�but in
vain�察 �she clung about his knees�察 �entreating him to believe her innocent�察�
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and conjuring Belcour to clear up the dreadful mystery。
Belcour cast on Montraville a smile of contempt�此 �it irritated him
almost to madness�察�he broke from the feeble arms of the distressed girl�察�
she shrieked and fell prostrate on the floor。
Montraville instantly left the house and returned hastily to the city。
CHAPTER XXIV。
MYSTERY DEVELOPED。
UNFORTUNATELY for Charlotte�察 �about three weeks before this
unhappy rencontre�察 �Captain Beauchamp�察 �being ordered to Rhode´Island�察�
his lady had accompanied him�察 �so that Charlotte was deprived of her
friendly advice and consoling society。 The afternoon on which Montraville
had visited her she had found herself languid and fatigued�察 �and after
making a very slight dinner had lain down to endeavour to recruit her
exhausted spirits�察�and�察�contrary to her expectations�察�had fallen asleep。 She
had not long been lain down�察 �when Belcour arrived�察 �for he took every
opportunity of visiting her�察�and striving to awaken her resentment against
Montraville。 He enquired of the servant where her mistress was�察�and being
told she was asleep�察�took up a book to amuse himself�此�having sat a few
minutes�察�he by chance cast his eyes towards the road�察�and saw Montraville
approaching�察�he instantly conceived the diabolical scheme of ruining the
unhappy Charlotte in his opinion for ever�察 �he therefore stole softly up
stairs�察�and laying himself by her side with the greatest precaution�察�for fear
she should awake�察�was in that situation discovered by his credulous friend。
When Montraville spurned the weeping Charlotte from him�察�and left
her almost distracted with terror and despair�察�Belcour raised her from the
floor�察�and leading her down stairs�察�assumed the part of a tender�察�consoling
friend�察 �she listened to the arguments he advanced with apparent
composure�察�but this was only the calm of a moment�此�the remembrance of
Montraville's recent cruelty again rushed upon her mind�此�she pushed him
from her with some violence�察�and crying;Leave me�察�Sir�察�I beseech you
leave me�察�for much I fear you have been the cause of my fidelity being
suspected�察�go�察�leave me to the accumulated miseries my own imprudence
has brought upon me。;
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She then left him with precipitation�察�and retiring to her own apartment�察�
threw herself on the bed�察�and gave vent to an agony of grief which it is
impossible to describe。
It now occurred to Belcour that she might possibly write to
Montraville�察�and endeavour to convince him of her innocence�此�he was well
aware of her pathetic remonstrances�察 �and�察 �sensible of the tenderness of
Montraville's heart�察�resolved to prevent any letters ever reaching him�此�he
therefore called the servant�察 �and�察 �by the powerful persuasion of a bribe�察�
prevailed with her to promise whatever letters her mistress might write
should be sent to him。 He then left a polite�察�tender note for Charlotte�察�and
returned to New´York。 His first business was to seek Montraville�察 �and
endeavour to convince him that what had happened would ultimately tend
to his happiness�此 �he found him in his apartment�察 �solitary�察 �pensive�察 �and
wrapped in disagreeable reflexions。
;Why how now�察�whining�察�pining lover�拭─�said he�察�clapping him on the
shoulder。 Montraville started�察�a momentary flush of resentment crossed his
cheek�察 �but instantly gave place to a death´like paleness�察 �occasioned by
painful remembrance remembrance awakened by that monitor�察 �whom�察�
though we may in vain endeavour�察�we can never entirely silence。
;Belcour�察─�said he�察 �you have injured me in a tender point。; ;Prithee�察�
Jack�察─�replied Belcour�察 �do not make a serious matter of it�此�how could I
refuse the girl's advances�拭�and thank heaven she is not your wife。;
;True�察─�said Montraville�察 �but she was innocent when I first knew her。
It was I seduced her�察�Belcour。 Had it not been for me�察�she had still been
virtuous and happy in the affection and protection of her family。;
;Pshaw�察─�replied Belcour�察�laughing�察 �if you had not taken advantage of
her easy nature�察�some other would�察�and where is the difference�察�pray�拭─�
;I wish I had never seen her�察─�cried he passionately�察�and starting from
his seat。 ;Oh that cursed French woman�察─�added he with vehemence�察 �had
it not been for her�察�I might have been happy; He paused。
;With Julia Franklin�察─�said Belcour。 The name�察�like a sudden spark of
electric fire�察�seemed for a moment to suspend his faculties for a moment
he was transfixed�察�but recovering�察 �he caught Belcour's hand�察 �and cried
'Stop� �stop� �I beseech you�察 �name not the lovely Julia and the wretched
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Montraville in the same breath。 I am a seducer�察 �a mean�察 �ungenerous
seducer of unsuspecting innocence。 I dare not hope that purity like her's
would stoop to unite itself with black�察�premeditated guilt�此�yet by heavens I
swear�察�Belcour�察�I thought I loved the lost�察�abandoned Charlotte till I saw
Julia I thought I never could forsake her�察�but the heart is deceitful�察�and I
now can plainly discriminate between the impulse of a youthful passion�察�
and the pure flame of disinterested affection。;
At that instant Julia Franklin passed the window�察�leaning on her uncle's
arm。 She curtseyed as she passed�察 �and�察 �with the bewitching smile of
modest chearfulness�察�cried;Do you bury yourselves in the house this fine
evening�察�gents�拭─�There was something in the voice� �the manner� �the look� �
that was altogether irresistible。 ;Perhaps she wishes my company�察─ �said
Montraville mentally�察�as he snatched up his hat�此 �if I thought she loved me�察�
I would confess my errors�察�and trust to her generosity to pity and pardon
me。; He soon overtook her�察 �and offering her his arm�察 �they sauntered to
pleasant but unfrequented walks。 Belcour drew Mr。 Franklin on one side
and entered into a political discourse�此�they walked faster than the young
people�察 �and Belcour by some means contrived entirely to lose sight of
them。 It was a fine evening in the beginning of autumn�察�the last remains of
day´light faintly streaked the western sky�察�while the moon�察�with pale and
virgin lustre in the room of gorgeous gold and purple�察 �ornamented the
canopy of heaven with silver�察�fleecy clouds�察�which now and then half hid
her lovely face�察 �and�察 �by partly concealing�察 �heightened every beauty�察 �the
zephyrs whispered softly through the trees�察�which now began to shed their
leafy honours�察�a solemn silence reigned�此�and to a happy mind an evening
such as this would give serenity�察 �and calm�察 �unruffled pleasure�察 �but to
Montraville�察 �while it soothed the turbulence of his passions�察 �it brought
increase of melancholy reflections。 Julia was leaning on his arm�此�he took
her hand in his�察 �and pressing it tenderly�察 �sighed deeply�察 �but continued
silent。 Julia was embarrassed�察 �she wished to break a silence
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