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,! ,C\NT ,DE ,/4 ,JULIAN TO ! ,M>*IONESS ( ,PESC>A1 ,LEONT9I 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

,TEXT 3 

,LETT] ,X,X,I4 ,! ,C\NT DE ,/4 ,JULIAN TO ! ,M>*IONESS ( ,PESC>A1 ,LEONT9I 

  

,MADAM1 

,I HAVE WAIT$ ) PATI5CE = ! EXPIRATION ( TWELVE MON?S1 ?AT ,I MI<T NOT KN[+LY BE GUILTY ( ANY 9DECORUM1 OR 9TRUDE UPON ?AT SORR[1 :I* ! TRAGICAL FATE ( ! LATE M>QUIS SO JU/LY CLAIM$4 ,BUT H[ %ALL ,I 9TRODUCE ! SUBJECT UPON :I* ,I AM N[ TO ADDRESS Y\8 ,:]E %ALL ,I BEG9 ?IS LETT]8 ,OR ) :AT >GUM5TS MAY ,I BE/ PROPITIATE ! ANG] ,I HAVE SO JU/LY 9C5S$1 & OBTA9 ?AT BOON UPON :I* ! HAPP9ESS ( MY FUTURE LIFE IS SO 5TIRELY SUSP5D$8 

,AMONG ALL ! (F5SES ( :I* ,I HAVE BE5 GUILTY1 AGA9/ ! SIMPLE/ & G5TLE/ M9D ?AT EV] ADORN$ ?IS MORTAL /AGE1 !RE IS NONE :I* ,I LESS P>DON TO MYSELF1 ?AN ?AT UNJU/ & PRECIPITATE LETT]1 :I* ,I WAS SO 9CONSID]ATE AS TO ADDRESS TO Y\ IMM$IATELY AFT] ,I HAD /EEP$ MY H& 9 ! MURD] ( Y\R HUSB&4 ,WAS IT = ME1 :O HAD SO MU* REASON TO BE CONV9C$ ( ! 9NOC5CE & DIS9T]E/$ TRU? ( ,MATILDA1 TO H>BOR SUSPICIONS SO BLACK1 OR RA!R TO AFFRONT H] ) *>GES1 ! MO/ HIDE\S & 9FAM\S8 ,:AT CRIME IS !RE MORE 9EXCUSABLE1 ?AN ?AT ( ATTRIBUT+ TO VIRTUE ALL ! CONCOMITANTS ( VICE1 ( CA/+ ALL ?OSE BITT] TAUNTS1 ALL ?AT AGGRAVAT$ & TRIUMPHANT OPPROBRIUM 9 ! FACE ( RECTITUDE1 ?AT \<T TO BE RES]V$ ONLY = ! MO/ PR(LIGATE ( VILLA9S8 ,YES1 ,MATILDA1 ,I TRAMPL$ AT ONCE UPON ! EXEMPTIONS ( Y\R SEX1 UPON ! SANCTITY ( VIRTUE1 UPON ! MO/ 9(F5SIVE & UNDESIGN+ ( *>ACT]S4 ,& YET ALL ?IS W]E LITTLE4 

,:AT A TIME WAS IT ?AT ,I *OSE = AN 9JURY SO ATROCI\S6 ,A BEAUTIFUL & MO/ AMIABLE WOMAN HAD JU/ BE5 DEPRIV$1 BY AN UN=ESE5 EV5T1 ( ?AT HUSB&1 ) :OM BUT A LITTLE BE=E %E HAD 5T]$ 9TO ! MO/ SACR$ 5GAGEM5TS4 ,! /ATE ( A WID[ IS ALWAYS AN AFFLICTIVE & UNPROTECT$ ONE4 ,RANK DOES NOT S(T51 FREQU5TLY AGGRAVATES ! CALAMITY4 ,A TRAG$Y HAD JU/ BE5 ACT$1 ?AT R5D]$ ! NAME ( ,MATILDA ! BUTT ( COMMON FAME1 ! SUBJECT ( UNIV]SAL DISCUSSION4 ,H[ PA9FUL & HUMILIAT+ MU/ ?IS SITUATION HAVE BE5 TO ?AT ANXI\S & TREMBL+ M9D2 A M9D :OSE HI<E/ AMBITION COVET$ ONLY ! TRANQUILITY ?AT REIGNS 9 ! %ADE ( RETREAT1 ! SIL5CE & OBSCURITY ?AT ! WISE/ ( PHILOSOPH]S HAVE ASS]T$ TO BE ! MO/ VALUABLE REPUTATION ( H] SEX8 ,SU* WAS ! AFFLICTION1 9 :I* ,I MI<T !N HAVE KN[N ?AT ! MI/RESS ( MY HE>T WAS 9VOLV$4 

,BUT ,I HAVE S9CE LE>N$ A CIRCUM/ANCE BE=E :I* ALL O!R AGGRAVATIONS ( MY 9HUMANITY FADE AWAY4 ,! MOM5T ?AT ,I *OSE = WANTON 9SULT & GR\NDLESS >RAIGNM5T1 WAS ! V]Y MOM5T 9 :I* ,MATILDA DISCOV]$ ALL ! HORRID TRA9 ( HYPOCRISY & FALSEHOOD BY :I* %E HAD BE5 BETRAY$4 ,:AT A %OCK MU/ IT HAVE GIV5 TO H] G5TLE & B5EVOL5T M9D1 ?AT HAD NEV] BE5 CONSCI\S TO ONE VICI\S TEMPTATION1 ?AT HAD NEV] 9DULG$ ! MO/ DI/ANT ?\<T ( MALIGNITY1 TO HAVE F\ND H]SELF SURPRIZ$ 9TO A CONDUCT1 TO ! NATURE ( :I* %E HAD BE5 A /RANG]1 & :I* H] HE>T DISAV[$8 ,( ALL ! OBJECTS ( COMPASSION ?AT ! UNIV]SE CAN FURNI%1 !RE IS NONE MORE TRULY AFFECT+1 ?AN ?AT ( AN >TLESS & UNSUSPECT+ M9D 9SN>$ BY 9VOLUNT>Y GUILT4 ,! A/ONI%M5T ) :I* IT IS OV]:ELM$1 IS VA/ & UNQUALIFI$4 ,! REMORSE ) :I* IT IS TORTUR$1 >E TOTALLY UNPREP>$ & UNEXPECT$1 & HAVE BE5 9TRODUC$ BY NO PREVI\S GRADATION4 ,IT IS TRUE1 ! 9VOLUNT>ILY CULPABLE MAY 9 SOME S5SE BE PRON\NC$ :OLLY 9NOC5T4 ,! GUILTY M9D IS FULL ( PROMPT EXCUSES1 & READY EVASIONS1 BUT ! UNTA9T$ SPIRIT1 NOT 9UR$ TO ! SOPHI/RY ( VICE1 CANNOT ACCOMMODATE ITSELF ) !SE SUBT]FUGES4 ,IF SU* BE ! /ATE ( VULG> M9DS 9VOLV$ 9 ?IS UN=TUNATE SITUATION1 :AT MU/ HAVE BE5 ?AT ( SO S(T & 9(F5SIVE A SPIRIT8 

,OH1 ,MATILDA1 IF TE>S C\LD EXPIATE SU* A CRIME1 ]E ?IS ,I HAD BE5 CLE> AS ! GUILELESS 9FANT4 ,IF 9CESSANT & BITT] REPROA*ES C\LD OV]WEI< A GUILT ( ! FIR/ MAGNITUDE1 M9E HAD BE5 OBLIT]AT$4 ,BUT NO2 ! WORDS ,I WROTE W]E WORDS ( BLOOD4 ,EA* ( !M WAS A B>B$ >R[ PO9T$ AT ! HE>T4 ,!RE WAS NO MANAGEM5T1 !RE WAS NO QUALIFICATION4 ,& :5 WE ADD TO ?IS ! OBJECT AGA9/ :I* ALL MY 9JURIES W]E DIRECT$1 :AT PUNI%M5T CAN BE DISCOV]$ SUFFICI5TLY SEV]E8 ,! M9D ?AT 9V5T$ IT1 MU/ HAVE BE5 CALL\S BEYOND ALL COMMON H>DNESS4 ,! H& ?AT WROTE IT MU/ BE ACCURS$ = EV]4 

,& YET1 ,MATILDA1 IT IS NOT M]ELY P>DON ?AT ,I SEEK4 ,EV5 ?AT W\LD BE BALM TO MY TR\BL$ SPIRIT4 ,IT W\LD SOME:AT S(T5 ! H>% \TL9ES1 & ! AGGRAVAT$ FEATURES ( A CRIME1 :I* ,I %ALL NEV]1 NEV] =GIVE TO MY [N HE>T4 ,BUT NO1 ?9K1 MO/ AMIABLE ( WOM51 ( ! HEI<T ( FELICITY ,I ONCE HAD FULL 9 VIEW1 & EXCUSE MY PRES5T PRESUMPTION4 ,:ILE 9DE$ MY M9D WAS GUILTLESS1 & MY H& UN/A9$ ) BLOOD1 :ILE ,I HAD NOT YET 9SULT$ ! WOMAN TO :OSE AFFECTIONS ,I ASPIR$1 NOR AWAK5$ ! ANG] ( ! G5TLE/ NATURE1 ( A HE>T MADE UP ( GOODNESS1 & T5D]NESS & SYMPA?Y1 ,I MI<T HAVE ASPIR$ ) SOME:AT LESS ( >ROGANCE4 ,NEI!R Y\R HE>T NOR M9E1 ,MATILDA1 W]E EV] V]Y SUSCEPTIBLE TO ! CAPRICI\S DI/9CTIONS ( =TUNE4 

,BUT1 ALAS1 H[ H>D IS IT = A M9D NATURALLY AMBITI\S TO MOLD & TO LEVEL ITSELF TO A /ATE ( DEGRADATION4 ,BELIEVE ME1 ,I HAVE PUT =? AN HUNDR$ EF=TS1 ,I HAVE 5DEAVOR$ TO BLOT Y\R MEMORY FROM A S\L1 9 :I* IT YET DOES1 & EV] WILL REIGN UNRIVAL$4 ,NO1 IT IS TO FI<T ) IMPASSIVE AIR1 IT IS TO LA% ! FOAM+ TEMPE/ 9TO A CALM4 ,TIME1 :I* EFFACES ALL O!R IMPRESSIONS1 9CREASES ?AT :I* IS 9DELIBLY WRITT5 UPON MY HE>T4 ,A MAN :OSE C\NT5ANCE IS PALE & WAN1 & :O EV]Y DAY APPROA*ES ) HA/Y & UNREMITT$ /RIDES TO ! TOMB1 MAY =GET HIS SITUATION1 MAY CALL UP A SICKLY SMILE UPON HIS C\NT5ANCE1 & LULL HIS M9D TO LE?>GY & 9S5SIBILITY4 ,SU*1 ,MATILDA1 IS ALL ! PEACE RES]V$ = ME1 IF YET ,I HAVE NO P[] 9 9FLU5C+ ! DET]M9ATIONS ( Y\R M9D4 ,/UPIDITY1 ?\ MU/ BE MY HAPP9ESS6 ,TORPOR1 ,I WILL BE/[ UPON !E ALL ! 5DE>+ NAMES1 ?AT COMMON MORTALS GIVE TO RAPTURE6 

,& YET1 ,MATILDA1 IF ,I RETA9 ANY ( ?AT ACUTE S5SIBILITY TO VIRTUE & TO TRU?1 9 :I* ,I ONCE PRID$ MYSELF1 !RE CAN BE NO CONDUCT MORE PROP] TO ! HEIR ( ! ILLU/RI\S H\SE ( ,COLONNA1 ?AN ?AT :I* MY HE>T DEM&S4 ,Y\ HAVE BE5 MISGUID$ 9TO FOLLY4 ,:AT IS MORE NATURAL TO AN +5U\S HE>T1 ?AN TO CA/ BACK ! FOLL[+ SC&AL UPON ! F\L & DETE/$ AU?ORS1 ) :OM ! WRONG ORIG9AT$4 ,Y\ HAVE DONE ?AT1 :I* IF ALL Y\R PASSIONS HAD BE5 HU%$ 9TO SIL5CE1 & ! :OLE M]ITS ( ! CAUSE HAD LA9 BE=E Y\1 Y\ W\LD NEV] HAVE DONE4 ,:AT REP>ATION1 ,MATILDA1 DOES A CLE> & G5]\S SPIRIT DICTATE1 BUT ?AT ( HONE/LY & FE>LESSLY ACKN[L$G+ ! MI/AKE1 TREAD+ BACK ) READ9ESS & HA/E ! FATAL PA?1 & EMBRAC+ ?AT L9E ( CONDUCT :I* A DELIB]ATE JUDGM5T1 & AN 9=M$ UND]/&+ W\LD ALWAYS HAVE DICTAT$8 

,IS IT NOT TRUE1--TELL ME1 ?\ MI/RESS ( MY S\L1--?AT UPON Y\R DET]M9ATION 9 ?IS ONE 9/ANCE ALL Y\R FUTURE REPUTATION IS SUSP5D$8 ,ACCEPT ! H& ( HIM ?AT ADORES Y\1 & ! TRU? WILL %9E =? 9 ALL ITS NATIVE SPL5DOR1 & NONE BUT ! BL9D CAN MI/AKE IT4 ,REFUSE HIM1 & VULG> S\LS WILL = EV] CONF\ND Y\ ) ! UN=TUNATE ,R9ALDO1 & HIS DETE/$ S$UC]4 ,FAME1 BELOV$ *>M]1 IS NOT AN OBJECT ?AT VIRTU\S S\LS DESPISE4 ,TO BRAVE ! TONGUE ( SL&] CANNOT BE NATURAL TO ! G5TLE & TIMID SPIRIT ( ,MATILDA4 

,BUT1 OH1 ,I D>E NOT DEP5D UPON ! PRECISION ( LOGIC1 & ! FRIGIDITY ( >GUM5TATION4 ,LET ME 5DEAVOR TO AWAK5 ! COMPASSION & HUMANITY ( Y\R TEMP]4 ,RECOLLECT ALL ! 9NOC5T & EC/ATIC 5DE>M5TS ) :I* ]E:ILE \R H\RS W]E W+$4 ,NEV] WAS SUBLUN>Y HAPP9ESS SO PURE & UNM+L$4 ,IT WAS TEMP]$ ) ! MILDE/ & MO/ UNB\ND$ SYMPA?Y1 IT WAS REF9$ & ELEVAT$ ) ALL ! SUBLIMITY ( VIRTUE4 ,!SE HAPPY1 ?RICE HAPPY DAYS1 Y\1 & ONLY Y\1 CAN RECALL4 ,SPEAK BUT ! WORD1 & TIME %ALL REV]SE HIS C\RSE1 & A NEW ORD] ( ?+S %ALL COMM5CE4 ,?9K H[ MU* VIRTUE DEP5DS UPON Y\R FIAT4 ,SATISFI$ ) FELICITY \RSELVES1 \R HE>TS WILL OV]FL[ ) B5EVOL5CE = ! WORLD4 ,NEV] WILL MIS]Y PASS US UNRELIEV$1 NEV] %ALL WE REMIT ! DELI<TFUL TASK ( SEEK+ \T ! MODE/ & ! OPPRESS$ 9 !IR OBSCURE RETREAT4 ,WE WILL SET MANK9D AN EXAMPLE ( 9TEGRITY & GOODNESS4 ,WE WILL RETRIEVE ! ORIG9AL HONORS ( ! W$D$ /ATE4 ,ME?9KS1 ,I C\LD R\ZE ! MO/ LE?>GIC & UNANIMAT$ ) MY W>N+ VOICE6 ,ME?9KS1 ,I C\LD BREA! A SPIRIT 9TO ! DEAD6 ,OH1 ,MATILDA1 LET ME 9SPIRE AMBITION 9TO Y\R BREA/6 ,LET ME TEA* ?AT T5D] & RI<T G5TLE HE>T1 TO GL[ ) A MUTUAL 5?USIASM6 

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