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- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Works Cited
- Note on the Text
- VOLUME FIRST THE CITIZEN, PRICE SIX SHILLINGS
- VOLUME SECOND THE CITIZEN, PRICE SIX SHILLINGS
- LETTER XXXII Miss Melworth, to Miss Bertills
- LETTER XXXIII The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XXXIV Miss Melworth, to Miss Bertills
- LETTER XXXV Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XXXVI Miss Bertills To Miss Melworth
- LETTER XXXVII Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XXXVIII The same, to the same
- LETTER XXXIX From the same, to the same
- LETTER XL Mrs. Fleetwood to Mrs. Wilkins
- LETTER XLI Miss Matthews, to Mrs. Wilkins
- LETTER XLII Charles Montgomery, Esq. to the Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice
- LETTER XLIII Sir Edward Melworth, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XLIV Miss Bertills to Miss Melworth
- LETTER XLV Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XLVI Miss Melworth, to Miss Bertills
- LETTER XLVII The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XLVIII Miss Bertills to Miss Melworth
- LETTER XLIX Charles Montgomery, Esq. to the Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice
- LETTER L The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER LI Miss Melworth to Miss Bertills
- LETTER II Miss Bertills, to Miss Melworth
- LETTER LIII Charles Montgomery,Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER LIV Sir Edward Melworth, to Charles Mongomery, Esq
- LETTER LV Mrs. Montgomery, to Mrs. Herbert
- LETTER LVI Mrs. Herbert, to Mrs. Montgomery
- LETTER LVII Major Herbert, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER LVIII Mrs. Montgomery, to Mrs. Herbert
- LETTER LIX Mrs. Herbert, to Mrs. Montgomery
- Lately was published, in two vols. price six shillings, ELEONORA, A NOVEL, IN A SERIES OF LETTERS, by the author of THE CITIZEN
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LETTER XXXV - Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
from VOLUME SECOND - THE CITIZEN, PRICE SIX SHILLINGS
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Works Cited
- Note on the Text
- VOLUME FIRST THE CITIZEN, PRICE SIX SHILLINGS
- VOLUME SECOND THE CITIZEN, PRICE SIX SHILLINGS
- LETTER XXXII Miss Melworth, to Miss Bertills
- LETTER XXXIII The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XXXIV Miss Melworth, to Miss Bertills
- LETTER XXXV Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XXXVI Miss Bertills To Miss Melworth
- LETTER XXXVII Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XXXVIII The same, to the same
- LETTER XXXIX From the same, to the same
- LETTER XL Mrs. Fleetwood to Mrs. Wilkins
- LETTER XLI Miss Matthews, to Mrs. Wilkins
- LETTER XLII Charles Montgomery, Esq. to the Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice
- LETTER XLIII Sir Edward Melworth, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XLIV Miss Bertills to Miss Melworth
- LETTER XLV Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XLVI Miss Melworth, to Miss Bertills
- LETTER XLVII The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XLVIII Miss Bertills to Miss Melworth
- LETTER XLIX Charles Montgomery, Esq. to the Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice
- LETTER L The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER LI Miss Melworth to Miss Bertills
- LETTER II Miss Bertills, to Miss Melworth
- LETTER LIII Charles Montgomery,Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER LIV Sir Edward Melworth, to Charles Mongomery, Esq
- LETTER LV Mrs. Montgomery, to Mrs. Herbert
- LETTER LVI Mrs. Herbert, to Mrs. Montgomery
- LETTER LVII Major Herbert, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER LVIII Mrs. Montgomery, to Mrs. Herbert
- LETTER LIX Mrs. Herbert, to Mrs. Montgomery
- Lately was published, in two vols. price six shillings, ELEONORA, A NOVEL, IN A SERIES OF LETTERS, by the author of THE CITIZEN
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Summary
fir-grove.
Truth compels me to declare, that the idea I had so very rashly formed of Mr. Bertills was not only injurious but unjust; and you, my dear friend, cannot more severely condemn me for judging so harshly of him, than I condemn myself. In the course of my life, I have been much in his company, but never, till now, knew his true character. I never, before, had occasion to study it. From his intense application to trade, I drew the very ridiculous inferrence, that he must, necessarily, be of a mercenary disposition; foolishly supposing, none but a miser would devote the principal part of his time to that pursuit, if he were able to live without. I am now thoroughly convinced my opinion was founded in error. I am, yet, in ignorance of Mr. Bertills’ designs/respecting me; but my heart is at ease, from a certainty that he has too elevated a turn of mind to entertain a thought of reducing me to indigence by taking the utmost advantage that the law allows him; or, of placing me in a state of precarious and degrading dependence. I have, therefore, dismissed all my fears, and in his hands I think myself safe. Let me now inform you of the event that has caused this change in my opinion; your benevolent heart will be gratified by the relation.
When I accompanied Mr. Bertills to Leeds, it was, I confess, not without some little degree of reluctance; concluding, from what he said previous to our setting out, that he was going upon some buying and selling business: – however, I covered my chagrin as well as I could, by an assumed chearfulness, and asked no questions. On the way, he conversed in a very agreeable manner upon other topics. On our arrival, by his order, we drove to an inn; where, leaving the carriage, he enquired for the house of a Mr. Clements; and, having obtained information, we walked thither.
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- The Citizenby Ann Gomersall, pp. 99 - 105Publisher: Pickering & ChattoFirst published in: 2014