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credulent   temper�察  �and   is   particularly  given   to   devotion。      This   temper   it 

would   be   easy   to   regulate   according   to   your   pleasure   and   your   interest�察�

and I now submit to you the expediency of an alliance with her。 

     I am a kinsman�察�and regarded by her with uncommon deference�察�and 

my commendations�察�therefore�察�will be of great service to you�察�and shall be 



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given。 

     I   will   deal   ingenuously   with   you。    It   is   proper   you   should   be   fully 

acquainted with the grounds of this proposal。                The benefits of rank�察�and 

property�察�and independence�察�which I have already mentioned as likely to 

accrue to you from this marriage�察�are solid and valuable benefits�察�but these 

are not the sole advantages�察�and to benefit you�察�in these respects�察�is not my 

whole view。 

     No。     My     treatment     of  you    henceforth     will   be  regulated     by   one 

principle。      I    regard    you    only    as   one   undergoing       a  probation      or 

apprenticeship�察�as subjected to trials of your sincerity and fortitude。                  The 

marriage   I   now   propose   to   you   is   desirable�察  �because   it   will   make   you 

independent       of  me。    Your    poverty   might     create   an   unsuitable    bias   in 

favour   of   proposals�察  �one   of   whose   effects   would   be   to   set   you   beyond 

fortune's   reach。     That   bias   will   cease�察  �when   you   cease   to   be   poor   and 

dependent。 

     Love is the strongest of all human delusions。              That fortitude�察�which is 

not   subdued     by   the   tenderness   and    blandishments   of      woman�察  �may      be 

trusted�察�but no fortitude�察�which has not undergone that test�察�will be trusted 

by us。 

     This woman is a charming enthusiast。               She will never marry but him 

whom   she   passionately   loves。       Her   power   over   the   heart   that   loves   her 

will scarcely have limits。         The means of prying into your transactions�察�of 

suspecting and sifting your thoughts�察�which her constant society with you�察�

while   sleeping   and   waking�察  �her   zeal   and   watchfulness   for   your   welfare�察�

and her curiosity�察�adroitness�察�and penetration will afford her�察�are evident。 

Your danger�察�therefore�察�will be imminent。               Your fortitude will be obliged 

to   have   recourse�察  �not   to   flight�察  �but   to   vigilance。 Your   eye   must   never 

close。 

     Alas�    �what    human     magnanimity       can   stand   this   test�  �How      can   I 

persuade myself that you will not fail�拭             �I waver between hope and fear。 

Many�察�it is true�察�have fallen�察�and dragged with them the author of their ruin�察�

but some have soared above even these perils and temptations�察�with their 

fiery energies unimpaired�察�and great has been�察�as great ought to be�察�their 



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recompence。 

     But   you   are   doubtless   aware   of   your   danger。  I   need   not   repeat   the 

consequences of betraying your trust�察�the rigour of those who will Judge 

your fault�察�the unerring and unbounded scrutiny to which your actions�察�the 

most secret and indifferent�察�will be subjected。 

     Your conduct�察�however�察�will be voluntary。             At your own option be it�察�

to    see   or   not   to   see   this   woman。       Circumspection�察       �deliberation 

forethought�察�are your sacred duties and highest interest。 



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                                Chapter VIII。 



       Ludloe's remarks on the seductive and bewitching powers of women�察�

on the difficulty of keeping a secret which they wish to know�察�and to gain 

which      they    employ      the   soft    artillery   of   tears    and    prayers�察   �and 

blandishments   and   menaces�察  �are   familiar   to   all   men�察  �but   they   had   little 

weight with me�察�because they were unsupported by my own experience。 

I   had   never   had   any  intellectual   or   sentimental   connection   with   the   sex。 

My  meditations   and   pursuits   had   all led   a   different   way�察  �and   a   bias  had 

gradually been given to my feelings�察�very unfavourable to the refinements 

of love。     I acknowledge�察�with shame and regret�察�that I was accustomed to 

regard   the   physical   and   sensual   consequences   of   the   sexual   relation   as 

realities�察  �and    every   thing   intellectual�察   �disinterested�察   �and   heroic�察  �which 

enthusiasts   connect   with   it   as   idle   dreams。    Besides�察  �said   I�察  �I   am   yet   a 

stranger to the secret�察�on the preservation of which so much stress is laid�察�

and it will be optional with me to receive it or not。               If�察�in the progress of 

my      acquaintance       with     Mrs。     Benington�察     �I   should      perceive     any 

extraordinary       danger    in  the  gift�察 �cannot    I  refuse�察  �or  at  least  delay   to 

comply with any new conditions from Ludloe�拭                   �Will not his candour and 

his affection for me rather commend than disapprove my diffidence�拭                        �In 

fine�察�I resolved to see this lady。 

     She was�察�it seems�察�the widow of Benington�察�whom I knew in Spain。 

This man   was   an   English   merchant   settled at   Barcelona�察 �to   whom  I   had 

been   commended   by   Ludloe's   letters�察  �and   through   whom   my   pecuniary 

supplies were furnished。 。 。 。 。 。 。         Much intercourse and some degree of 

intimacy had taken place between us�察�and I had gained a pretty accurate 

knowledge        of  his  character。     I   had   been    informed�察    �through    different 

channels�察�that his wife was much his superior in rank�察�that she possessed 

great   wealth   in   her own   right�察  �and   that   some   disagreement of   temper   or 

views   occasioned   their   separation。        She   had   married   him   for   love�察  �and 

still doated on him�此�the occasions for separation having arisen�察�it seems�察�



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not   on   her   side   but   on   his。   As   his   habits   of   reflection   were     nowise 

friendly to religion�察�and as hers�察�according to Ludloe�察�were of the opposite 

kind�察 �it   is   possible   that   some   jarring   had   arisen   between   them  from   this 

source。      Indeed�察     �from    some     casual    and    broken     hints   of   Benington�察�

especially   in   the   latter   part   of   his   life�察  �I   had   long   since   gathered   this 

conjecture。   。   。   。   。   。   。 Something�察  �thought   I�察  �may   be   derived   from   my 

acquaintance with her husband favourable to my views。 

     I anxiously waited for an opportunity of acquainting Ludloe with my 

resolution。      On   the   day   of   our   last   conversation�察  �he   had   made   a   short 

excursion      from    town�察    �intending     to  return   the   same     evening�察   �but   had 

continued absent for several days。              As soon as he came back�察�I hastened 

to acquaint him with my wishes。 

     Have you well considered this matter�察�said he。                  Be assured it is of no 

trivial   import。     The     moment      at  which     you   enter   the   presence     of  this 

woman   will   decide   your   future   destiny。         Even   putting   out   of   view   the 

subject of our late conversations�察�the light in which you shall appear to her 

will greatly influence your happiness�察�since�察�though you cannot fail to love 

her�察  �it  is  quite   uncertain     what    return   she   may    think    proper    to  make。 

Much�察�doubtless�察�will depend on your own perseverance and address�察�but 

you will have many�察�perhaps insuperable obstacles to encounter on several 

accounts�察  �and   especially   in   her   attachment   to   the   memory   of   her   late 

husband。       As     to  her   devout    temper�察    �this  is  nearly    allied   to  a   warm 

imagination in some other respects�察�and will operate much more in favour 

of an ardent and artful lover�察�than against him。 

     I still expressed my willingness to try my fortune with her。 

     Well�察�said he�察�I anticipated your consent to my proposal�察�and the visit I 

have     just  made     was    to  her。    I   thought    it  best   to  pave    the   way�察   �by 

informing her   that   I   had   met   with   one   for   whom  she   had   desired   me   to 

look out。      You must know that her father was one of these singular men 

who   set   a   value   upon   things   exactly   in   proportion   to   the   difficulty   of 

obtaining or comprehending them。 His passion was for antiques�察�and his 

favourite pursuit during a long life was monuments in brass�察�marble�察�and 

parchment�察  �of   the   remotest   antiquity。        He   was   wholly   indifferent   to   the 



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character or conduct of our present sovereign and his ministers�察�but was 

extremely solicitous about the name and exploits of a king of Ireland that 

lived   two   or   three   centuries   before   the   flood。   He   felt   no   curiosity   to 

know who was the father of his wife's child�察�but would travel a thousand 

miles�察�and consume months�察�in investigating which son of Noah it was that 

first landed on the coast of Munster。             He would give a hundred guineas 

from the mint for a piece of old decayed copper no bigger than his
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