Trip 29 of 5400 collection book38

This was a species of eloquence which did not pass unregarded bybook62 Madam Clement who while her own eyes were bedewed with the drops of sympathy and compassion took the lovely orphan by the hand and led her without further ceremony to her own coach that stood waiting at the door whither they were followed by Mrs. I admitted the traitor into my friendship and confidence relieved him in his necessities and like the ungrateful viper he hath stung the very bosom that cherished him in his distress. He had no sooner quitted the house than the physician who was a humane man and a foreigner began to caution the lady against his insinuations observing that some circumstances of the story concerning Renaldo were to his particular knowledge contrary to truth for that he himself had been applied to for letters of recommendation in behalf of Count Melvil by a Jew merchant of his acquaintance who had supplied the young gentleman with money sufficient for his occasions in consequence of a minute inquiry he had made into the character of Renaldo who was by all reports a youth of strict honour and untainted morals.... read all

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