 then mayest spare one tear, to the sad memory of the lost,

THERE wanted but this last stroke, to render Charlotte the veriest wretch on earth. She had flattered herself, that lord Seymour had quitted France, immediately after the duel, and that his life at least was safe; and that, at some time or other, she should be able to convince him of his error, and her innocence. But now she beheld him wilfully devoting himself to the rack, and suffering torture, greater than even that can inflict from his mistaken opinion of her inconstancy.
IT was impossible that her delicate frame could longer support the complicated agonies that assailed

her mind. She fell into a raging fever: during her delirium, she raved incessantly of racks, and gibbets, of snatching Seymour from them, and suffering in his place. At length, however, the natural goodness of her constitution, and her blooming youth surmounted this dreadful disorder, and her reason and wretchedness returned together.
THE first gleam of peace that broke through the horrors of her fate, were some small hopes of her brother's recovery; and in consequence of those hopes, she by a solemn vow devoted herself to heaven, if it should be pleased to spare his life. But not all her religion and virtue could prev••• her as firmly resolving not to out•…〈…〉•…+mour, should he suffer 〈…〉
AS soon 〈…〉•…ter, con•…〈…〉••••verance from death, 〈…〉 Seymour as far as possible, by ••…g himself for not avowing the relation between him and Charlotte, before their engagement; but from a false punctilio, he had thought it beneath an officer to use any argument in his defence, except his sword; and therefore by his manner had rather confirmed lord Seymour in his error, of supposing him his rival, than undeceived him; for which he begged both his lordships and his sister's pardon.
HE then gave her an account of the interview he had with his father, and of the disgust and surprize, which the general expressed at seeing him; and that he had peremptorily commanded him to quit Paris, and join his regiment immediately; and farther informed him, that if he attempted to disobey, he would have him broke with infamy.

HE said, he had however, reason to hope that the misfortunes he had met with, had softened his father's heart, as he had been attended during his illness, by the first surgeons in Paris, who came to his assistance unsent for, and unpaid by him; and that if his sufferings had made his father relent, he should for ever bless the hand that had inflicted
