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met   him  several   times   clandestinely�察  �and   being invited   to   come   out   that 

evening�察�and eat some fruit and pastry in a summer´house belonging to the 

gentleman he was visiting�察�and requested to bring some of the ladies with 

her�察�Charlotte being her favourite�察�was fixed on to accompany her。 

     The   mind   of   youth   eagerly   catches   at   promised   pleasure�此  �pure   and 

innocent   by   nature�察  �it   thinks   not   of   the   dangers   lurking   beneath   those 

pleasures�察�till too late to avoid them�此�when Mademoiselle asked Charlotte 

to go   with her�察 �she mentioned   the gentleman   as a  relation�察�and   spoke  in 

such   high   terms   of   the   elegance   of   his   gardens�察  �the   sprightliness   of   his 



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conversation�察�and the liberality with which he ever entertained his guests�察�

that Charlotte thought only of the pleasure she should enjoy in the visit�察�

not on the imprudence of going without her governess's knowledge�察�or of 

the   danger   to   which   she   exposed   herself   in   visiting   the   house   of   a   gay 

young man of fashion。 

     Madame   Du   Pont   was   gone   out   for   the   evening�察  �and   the   rest   of   the 

ladies retired to rest�察�when Charlotte and the teacher stole out at the back 

gate�察�and in crossing the field�察�were accosted by Montraville�察�as mentioned 

in the first chapter。 

     Charlotte   was   disappointed   in   the   pleasure   she  had   promised   herself 

from   this   visit。   The   levity   of   the   gentlemen   and   the   freedom   of   their 

conversation        disgusted      her。    She    was     astonished       at   the    liberties 

Mademoiselle   permitted   them   to   take�察  �grew   thoughtful   and   uneasy�察  �and 

heartily wished herself at home again in her own chamber。 

     Perhaps one cause of that wish might be�察�an earnest desire to see the 

contents of the letter which had been put into her hand by Montraville。 

     Any   reader   who   has   the   least   knowledge   of   the   world�察  �will   easily 

imagine the letter was made up of encomiums on her beauty�察�and vows of 

everlasting love and constancy�察�nor will he be surprised that a heart open 

to every gentle�察�generous sentiment�察�should feel itself warmed by gratitude 

for a man who professed to feel so much for her�察�nor is it improbable but 

her mind might revert to the agreeable person and martial appearance of 

Montraville。 

     In   affairs   of   love�察  �a   young   heart   is   never   in   more   danger   than   when 

attempted       by   a   handsome       young     soldier。    A   man    of   an    indifferent 

appearance�察�will�察�when arrayed in a military habit�察�shew to advantage�察�but 

when beauty of person�察�elegance of manner�察�and an easy method of paying 

compliments�察  �are   united   to   the   scarlet   coat�察  �smart   cockade�察  �and   military 

sash�察   �ah�   �well´a´day      for  the   poor   girl   who    gazes    on   him�此  �she    is  in 

imminent danger�察�but if she listens to him with pleasure�察�'tis all over with 

her�察  �and   from   that   moment   she   has   neither   eyes   nor   ears   for   any   other 

object。 

     Now�察�my dear sober matron�察。�if a sober matron should deign to turn 

over these pages�察�before she trusts them to the eye of a darling daughter�撮� 



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let me intreat you not to put on a grave face�察�and throw down the book in a 

passion   and   declare     'tis   enough   to   turn   the   heads  of   half  the   girls   in 

England�察�I do solemnly protest�察�my dear madam�察�I mean no more by what 

I have here advanced�察�than to ridicule those romantic girls�察�who foolishly 

imagine   a   red   coat   and   silver   epaulet   constitute   the   fine   gentleman�察  �and 

should that fine gentleman make half a dozen fine speeches to them�察�they 

will imagine themselves so much in love as to fancy it a meritorious action 

to jump out of a two pair of stairs window�察�abandon their friends�察�and trust 

entirely to the honour of a man�察�who perhaps hardly knows the meaning of 

the word�察�and if he does�察�will be too much the modern man of refinement�察�

to practice it in their favour。 

     Gracious heaven� �when I think on the miseries that must rend the heart 

of a doating parent�察�when he sees the darling of his age at first seduced 

from his protection�察�and afterwards abandoned�察�by the very wretch whose 

promises of love decoyed her from the paternal roof when he sees her 

poor   and   wretched�察  �her   bosom   tom   between   remorse   for   her   crime   and 

love   for   her   vile   betrayerwhen   fancy   paints   to   me   the   good   old   man 

stooping   to   raise   the   weeping   penitent�察  �while   every  tear   from  her   eye   is 

numbered by drops from his bleeding heart�察�my bosom glows with honest 

indignation�察�and I wish for power to extirpate those monsters of seduction 

from the earth。 

     Oh my dear girlsfor to such only am I writinglisten not to the voice 

of love�察�unless sanctioned by paternal approbation�此�be assured�察�it is now 

past the days of romance�此�no woman can be run away with contrary to her 

own inclination�此�then kneel down each morning�察�and request kind heaven 

to keep you free from temptation�察�or�察�should it please to suffer you to be 

tried�察  �pray  for   fortitude  to   resist   the  impulse   of   inclination   when   it   runs 

counter to the precepts of religion and virtue。 



                                  CHAPTER VII。 



           NATURAL SENSE OF PROPRIETY INHERENT IN THE 

                                FEMALE BOSOM。 

     ;I   CANNOT        think  we    have   done   exactly   right   in  going   out   this 

evening�察�Mademoiselle�察─�said Charlotte�察�seating herself when she entered 



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her apartment�此 �nay�察�I am sure it was not right�察�for I expected to be very 

happy�察�but was sadly disappointed。; 

     ;It was your own fault�察�then�察─�replied Mademoiselle�此 �for I am sure my 

cousin omitted nothing that could serve to render the evening agreeable。; 

     ;True�察─�said Charlotte�此 �but I thought the gentlemen were very free in 

their manner�此�I wonder you would suffer them to behave as they did。; 

     ;Prithee�察�don't be such a foolish little prude�察─�said the artful woman�察�

affecting anger�此 �I invited you to go in hopes it would divert you�察�and be 

an agreeable change of scene�察�however�察�if your delicacy was hurt by the 

behaviour of the gentlemen�察�you need not go again�察�so there let it rest。 ; 

     ;I   do   not   intend   to   go   again�察─  �said   Charlotte�察  �gravely   taking   off   her 

bonnet�察�and beginning to prepare for bed�此 �I am sure�察�if Madame Du Pont 

knew we had been out to´night�察�she would be very angry�察�and it is ten to 

one but she hears of it by some means or other。; 

     ;Nay�察  �Miss�察─  �said   La   Rue�察   �perhaps   your   mighty   sense   of   propriety 

may lead you to tell her yourself�此�and in order to avoid the censure you 

would incur�察�should she hear of it by accident�察�throw the blame on me�此�but 

I confess I deserve it�此�it will be a very kind return for that partiality which 

led me to prefer you before any of the rest of the ladies�察�but perhaps it will 

give you pleasure�察─�continued she�察�letting fall some hypocritical tears�察 �to 

see me deprived of bread�察�and for an action which by the most rigid could 

only   be   esteemed   an   inadvertency�察  �lose   my   place   and   character�察  �and   be 

driven   again   into   the   world�察  �where   I   have   already   suffered   all   the   evils 

attendant on poverty。 ; 

     This was touching Charlotte in the most vulnerable part�此�she rose from 

her seat�察�and taking Mademoiselle's hand;You know�察�my dear La Rue�察─�

said she�察 �I love you too well�察�to do anything that would injure you in my 

governess's opinion�此�I am only sorry we went out this evening。; 

     ;I don't believe it�察�Charlotte�察─�said she�察�assuming a little vivacity�察 �for 

if you had not gone out�察�you would not have seen the gentleman who met 

us   crossing    the   field�察 �and   I  rather   think   you   were    pleased    with   his 

conversation。; 

     ;I had seen him once before�察─�replied Charlotte�察 �and thought him an 

agreeable man�察�and you know one is always pleased to see a person with 



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whom one has passed several chearful hours。 ;But�察─�said she pausing�察�and 

drawing the letter from her pocket�察�while a gentle suffusion of vermillion 

tinged her neck and face�察 �he gave me this letter�察�what shall I do with it�拭─�

    
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