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shashathree at May 26, 2020 08:25 PM

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chapter eleventh--101
Julia's favorable sentiments of Madam Luneville, being thus, comfirmed
by the opinions of a friend, on whose judgements she had an implicit reli-
ance, she again yielded her feelings and her conduct to the control of this
dangerous woman. She once more reperused the letter which had occasioned
such various and contradictary sensations, which had even excited vague and undefined
suspicions of the sincerity of Madam Lunveville's friendship and the rectitude of her principles.
On this { ?} all the uneasiness and perplexity vanished. D'aubigne
had applauded Madam Lunvillle's prudence and correctness of mind, and she, yes, she
must have been mistaken. "I am as my friend says," thought Julia,
more child in my knowledge of the world, unable to go alone, I shall
be far safer if guided by me to whom all its intricacies and difficulties
are known. Under the inflence of these new impressions, she took
up her pen and thus wrote to that Lady.
As usual dearest Celestine, you came, you saw, you conquered,
and on this occasion your victory was more glorious than common,
for you not only gained esteem, but conquered prejudice; for I will not
conceal from you, that some how or other D'aubigne had conceived
some unfavorable prejudice against my friend; which I had{ easily?}
combatted. In one evening your merit, did more than my
eloquence could have ever done. In truth my Celestine you are
irresistible -- a fact I have learned from my own experience. Like
a child conducted by its nurse, how often have I struggled to go now
this, now that way and to break from the leading strings, by which I
was finally led along the path at the nun's pleasure.
Celestine--Celestine, take care whether you had one, who thus
implicitly yields to your guidance! I am in a dangerous strait.
Celestine, between { ?} and { ?} the pen my
pilot. The ruin and disgrace of my husband on one hand. The ruin and
misery of my children on the other. I must encounter one or other of
dreadful evils, or escape from both by means which are full of
danger. Oh my friend do not deceive me! you assure me, positively
assure me that no sacrifice of virtue--of duty will be necessary. That
this cruel{ encounter?} will be appeased by civility and kindness: that he will
urge on claims which it would be dishonorable in me to allow.
Remember then, and let it be clearly understood, and implicitly complied
with, he is to be received as a friend--and only as a friend.
Should he violate this article of our treaty--I shall hold
myself absolved from the compact.--Clifton, {removed?} from
the immediate { ?} of debt- from his distracting embarrassments

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