Back Sir Charles Grandison
Chapters (10)
  1. SIR CHARLES GRANDISON
  2. PREFACE.
  3. NAMES OF THE PRINCIPAL PERSONS.
  4. VOLUME I.
  5. VOLUME II.
  6. VOLUME III.
  7. VOLUME IV.
  8. VOLUME V.
  9. VOLUME VI.
  10. VOLUME VII.

I have C/fren observed, that we women, whether \vc;;l;Iy cr robiut, are hardly ever tired with da.icing. It was bo v.illi us. 7“he men, poor souls! looked i illy, and sleepy, by two; all but my ape: he has a grod nvdu\Jt.ri!(ililieo, as uncle Selby calls them, l^u he was brought up to be idle and useless, as women generally are.

I 7n’<^t conclude my letters wlumsicaliy, my dear: if I did not, you would not know theui to be written by your

CHARLOTTE G.

Letter LIV.

Lady G. In Continuation.

Emily, Lucy, and I, went to pay our morning compliments as soon as we arose, whicli was not very early, to my brother, being told that he wa’^ in the cedar parlour, writing. He received us like himself. 1 am writing, said he. a few very short letters. They are to demand the felicitations, one, of our beloved Caroline; one of our aunt GrantU-son; one of the Earl of G. and one of our dear Dr. Bartlett. There is another; you may read it, Char-lotte.

That also was a short one; to signify, according to promise, as I found, to Signer Jeronymo della Por-retta, the actual celebration of his nuptials.

I returned it to him < Like my brother,’ was all I said.

It concluded with a caution, given in tire most ardent termsj against precipitating the admirable Clementina.

We went up to the bride. Slic was dressing. Her aunt v/as with her, and her two cousin IloUess, who went not home the preceding night.

The moment we entered, slie ran to us, and clasped her anus about my neck. ]My dearest, ‘i I 2 dearest Lady G. am I indeed your sister, your sister Grandison?

My dearest, lovely sister! My own sister Grandison! My brother’s wife! Most sincerely do I re — peat, Joy, joy, joy, to my Harriet!

OLadyG.! How you raise me! Your goodness is a seasonable goodness to me! 1 never, never, but by yours and your sister’s example, shall be worthy of your brother!

Then embracing Emily; My sweet young friend, in wiy happiness you shall find your own!

Emily wept, and even sobbed You must, you must, treat me less kindly, madam, I cannot, can-not bear your good your goodness. On my knees I acknowledge my other guardian. God bless my dear, dear Lady Grandison!

At that moment, as they were folded in each other’s arms, entered my brother He clasped his round his sweet bride: Pardon this intrusion, said he Excellent creature, continue to love my Emily! Continue, my Emily, to deserve the sisterly love of my Harriet!

Then turning to me, saluting me. My Charlotte loves my Harriet; so does our Caroline. She fondly loves you both. God continue your love to each other I What a sister has yesterday’s happy event given to each other 1 What a wife to me! We will endeavour, my love (to her) to desnve our hap-piness; and, I humbly trust, it will be continued to us.