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which she was engaged�察 �than listen to the complaints and miseries of
Charlotte。 I will for once oblige you�察�I will for once follow her to midnight
revels�察�balls�察�and scenes of gaiety�察�for in such was she constantly engaged。
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I have said her person was lovely�察�let us add that she was surrounded
by splendor and affluence�察�and he must know but little of the world who
can wonder�察 。�however faulty such a woman's conduct�撮� at her being
followed by the men�察 �and her company courted by the women�此 �in short
Mrs。 Crayton was the universal favourite�此 �she set the fashions�察 �she was
toasted by all the gentlemen�察�and copied by all the ladies。
Colonel Crayton was a domestic man。 Could he be happy with such a
woman�拭 �impossible� �Remonstrance was vain�此 �he might as well have
preached to the winds�察 �as endeavour to persuade her from any action�察�
however ridiculous�察�on which she had set her mind�此�in short�察�after a little
ineffectual struggle�察�he gave up the attempt�察�and left her to follow the bent
of her own inclinations�此�what those were�察�I think the reader must have seen
enough of her character to form a just idea。 Among the number who paid
their devotions at her shrine�察 �she singled one�察 �a young Ensign of mean
birth�察 �indifferent education�察 �and weak intellects。 How such a man came
into the army�察�we hardly know to account for�察�and how he afterwards rose
to posts of honour is likewise strange and wonderful。 But fortune is blind�察�
and so are those too frequently who have the power of dispensing her
favours�此�else why do we see fools and knaves at the very top of the wheel�察�
while patient merit sinks to the extreme of the opposite abyss。 But we may
form a thousand conjectures on this subject�察�and yet never hit on the right。
Let us therefore endeavour to deserve her smiles�察�and whether we succeed
or not�察�we shall feel more innate satisfaction�察�than thousands of those who
bask in the sunshine of her favour unworthily。 But to return to Mrs。
Crayton�此 �this young man�察 �whom I shall distinguish by the name of
Corydon�察�was the reigning favourite of her heart。 He escorted her to the
play�察�danced with her at every ball�察�and when indisposition prevented her
going out�察�it was he alone who was permitted to chear the gloomy solitude
to which she was obliged to confine herself。 Did she ever think of poor
Charlotte�拭�if she did�察�my dear Miss�察�it was only to laugh at the poor girl's
want of spirit in consenting to be moped up in the country�察 �while
Montraville was enjoying all the pleasures of a gay�察�dissipated city。 When
she heard of his marriage�察�she smiling said�察�so there's an end of Madam
Charlotte's hopes。 I wonder who will take her now�察�or what will become of
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the little affected prude�拭�
But as you have lead to the subject�察�I think we may as well return to
the distressed Charlotte�察�and not�察�like the unfeeling Mrs。 Crayton�察�shut our
hearts to the call of humanity。
CHAPTER XXIX。
WE GO FORWARD AGAIN。
THE strength of Charlotte's constitution combatted against her
disorder�察�and she began slowly to recover�察�though she still laboured under
a violent depression of spirits�此 �how must that depression be encreased�察�
when�察 �upon examining her little store�察 �she found herself reduced to one
solitary guinea�察�and that during her illness the attendance of an apothecary
and nurse�察�together with many other unavoidable expences�察�had involved
her in debt�察�from which she saw no method of extricating herself。 As to the
faint hope which she had entertained of hearing from and being relieved
by her parents�察�it now entirely forsook her�察�for it was above four months
since her letter was dispatched�察 �and she had received no answer�此 �she
therefore imagined that her conduct had either entirely alienated their
affection from her�察�or broken their hearts�察�and she must never more hope
to receive their blessing。
Never did any human being wish for death with greater fervency or
with juster cause�察�yet she had too just a sense of the duties of the Christian
religion to attempt to put a period to her own existence。 ;I have but to be
patient a little longer�察─�she would cry�察 �and nature�察�fatigued and fainting�察�
will throw off this heavy load of mortality�察�and I shall be released from all
my sufferings。 ;
It was one cold stormy day in the latter end of December�察�as Charlotte
sat by a handful of fire�察�the low state of her finances not allowing her to
replenish her stock of fuel�察�and prudence teaching her to be careful of what
she had�察�when she was surprised by the entrance of a farmer's wife�察�who�察�
without much ceremony�察�seated herself�察�and began this curious harangue。
;I'm come to see if as how you can pay your rent�察�because as how we
hear Captain Montable is gone away�察�and it's fifty to one if he b'ant killed
afore he comes back again�察�an then�察�Miss�察�or Ma'am�察�or whatever you may
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be�察�as I was saying to my husband�察�where are we to look for our money。 ;
This was a stroke altogether unexpected by Charlotte�此 �she knew so
little of the ways of the world that she had never bestowed a thought on
the payment for the rent of the house�察�she knew indeed that she owed a
good deal�察 �but this was never reckoned among the others�此 �she was
thunder´struck�察 �she hardly knew what answer to make�察 �yet it was
absolutely necessary that she should say something�察 �and judging of the
gentleness of every female disposition by her own�察 �she thought the best
way to interest the woman in her favour would be to tell her candidly to
what a situation she was reduced�察�and how little probability there was of
her ever paying any body。
Alas poor Charlotte�察 �how confined was her knowledge of human
nature�察�or she would have been convinced that the only way to insure the
friendship and assistance of your surrounding acquaintance is to convince
them you do not require it�察�for when once the petrifying aspect of distress
and penury appear�察 �whose qualities�察 �like Medusa's head�察 �can change to
stone all that look upon it�察 �when once this Gorgon claims acquaintance
with us�察 �the phantom of friendship�察 �that before courted our notice�察 �will
vanish into unsubstantial air�察 �and the whole world before us appear a
barren waste。 Pardon me�察 �ye dear spirits of benevolence�察 �whose benign
smiles and chearful´giving hand have strewed sweet flowers on many a
thorny path through which my wayward fate forced me to pass�察�think not�察�
that�察�in condemning the unfeeling texture of the human heart�察�I forget the
spring from whence flow an the comforts I enjoy�此�oh no� �I look up to you
as to bright constellations�察�gathering new splendours from the surrounding
darkness�察 �but ah� �whilst I adore the benignant rays that cheared and
illumined my heart�察�I mourn that their influence cannot extend to all the
sons and daughters of affliction。
;Indeed�察�Madam�察─�said poor Charlotte in a tremulous accent�察 �I am at a
loss what to do。 Montraville placed me here�察�and promised to defray all
my expenses�此 �but he has forgot his promise�察 �he has forsaken me�察 �and I
have no friend who has either power or will to relieve me。 Let me hope�察�as
you see my unhappy situation�察�your charity;
;Charity�察─ �cried the woman impatiently interrupting her�察 �charity
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indeed�此�why�察�Mistress�察�charity begins at home�察�and I have seven children
at home�察�HONEST�察�LAWFUL children�察�and it is my duty to keep them�察�
and do you think I will give away my property to a nasty�察�impudent hussey�察�
to maintain her and her bastard�察�an I was saying to my husband the other
day what will this world come to�察�honest women are nothing now´a´days�察�
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