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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�

while the har
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