"and exalteth, who chastizes with re"gret, and feeks but to pardon. In "fhort, my fon, open yourself to me with "confidence: of whatever nature be the "confolation you require, I'do not think "I prefume too much on the ardent zeal "that animates me, in venturing to pro"mise to renew completely the tranquil lity of your foul, to restore you to the "world, if neceffary, to heaven, and "to yourself." 0 "O my father!" replied Egremont, "the affistance I have received from you, "the kindness you bestow upon me, and "the offers you make me, are, doubtless, "the effects of a fpecial grace, which "wills that I fhall not perish. I refign "myself to it: I will fpeak, though "have great caufe to blush at the con"feffions I muft make. I am very un"happy, but I am also very culpable. "Alas! I loved and was beloved. The "excess "excefs of a mutual paffion was the cause "of my crime: it has brought upon me "misfortunes beneath the weight of "which you fee me ready to fink." After these words, which were often interrupted by his fighs, Egremont paused a while before he proceeded in the detail of his adventures. VOL. I. CHAP. VII. CHAP. VII. Thus confcience does make cowards of us all. SHAKESPERE. THE fair Violetta, who left the palace of Demetrius trembling, began to refume her courage as foon as fhe faw the veffel with a fair wind leaving the island of the Melologues. Her mind now became calm agitation and apprehenfion having for several days banifhed reft, her eyes by degrees became heavy, clofed, and in fpite of the inconveniences of the place, and the awkwardness of the fituation, our traveller fell into a fweet and gentle fleep. Mean Meanwhile her guide fell into a most agreeable waking dream, and yielded himself to the illufions of a very flattering hope. He confidered himself as the poffeffor of a most beautiful creature, made her the mistress of his heart, and with the avarice natural to low minds, meditated on the means of making her useful to his fortune. 66 The vifionary reasoning of the mufician ran thus: "This beauty has a demeanour that commands refpect-She "pretends to high birth, but fays no"thing on any other point-this looks "like adventure. Her education feems to "have been attended to-has it not been "too much fo in certain refpects? I was "ftruck with the exactness and facility "with which he acted the different "parts I made figns to her to affume be"fore the fovereign of the Melologues"Is fhe fome city quality? Is the a th'ca ❝trical princefs?-What should I lose "by the change?-I have a project, in "which I require to be feconded. I "have fome excellent pieces which we "may play off-they are known; I will "be the author of them-I must take a "name-Count Julien--Yes! Julien "Count of Hauterive-good. We shall frequent the courts of princes-we "will infinuate ourselves. To exift with "decency at a distance from home it is "abfolutely neceffary to frame a history: "I will not be one of your uncommonly "unfortunate people-the world hate "unfortunate people. No; let me have "embarraffments that intereft, that af"fect; but which leave hope behind "them-Some jealoufy, rivalry, or am"bitious elder brother-A rich uncle "from whom fupplies are expected, but "who happened to be out of the way"A fhade more or lefs; we have time "to arrange all this-Figure, fpirit, ta ❝lents, |