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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 L - The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
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
- Editorial notes
Summary
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I claim your gratulations, my friend! Harriet, the lovely Harriet Melworth, condescends to accept my vows! Mr. Watson and Edward express their satisfaction in words and/looks; and the amiable Marchioness in smiles testifies her approbation; while the good old Marquess declares he will never give his consent to the match, because he has been, for some months back, wooing her for his second son. You will wonder, Charles, that I have deferred till now, so important a point, as that of declaring my sentiments to her: the reason was, I had really too much diffidence to venture till I could persuade myself that my assiduities had gained her esteem, and made some impression on her heart; but I believe even vanity's utmost exertions would not have flattered me into the belief that I had yet succeeded far enough to make such an attempt with safety, had I not been thrown off my guard by the visible attention paid to Miss Melworth by a young French nobleman. I could not bear the idea of yielding so valuable a prize without making some resistance, therefore seized a lucky moment, and in hesitating terms, confessed to her my love. The vermilion of unaffected modesty overspread her cheeks, and, at length, in return to my pressing intreaties, I brought the sweet maid to confess, in faltering accents, a preference in my/ favor. – This was enough to make me half wild with extacy; but my rapturous gratitude was presently interrupted by Mrs. Horton joining us. To her I related my success, and then flew away, for the same purpose, in search of Sir Edward, who, laughing, said to me, ‘
Really, Augustus, I now give you credit for a much larger portion of modesty than I thought you had possessed; since it could be that only which prevented your developing the secret of Harriet's heart long ago.’ ‘Very likely,’ cried I, ‘but you must allow that the modesty of my love is some sort of security for its constancy, and it tends to heighten my present joys.’
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- The Citizenby Ann Gomersall, pp. 142 - 146Publisher: Pickering & ChattoFirst published in: 2014