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Meditation as this。!`She is thoroughly mean。 I had not expected
any thing so bad。!Mr。 P。 spoke too mildly of her。!His Judgement
is evidently not to be trusted。!His own Goodnature misleads him。
He is too kind hearted to see clearly。 I must judge for myself。!
And their very connection prejudices him。!He has persuaded her
to engage in the same Speculation!and because their object in
that Line is the same�察�he fancies she feels like him in others。!But
she is very�察 �very mean。!I can see no Good in her。!Poor Miss
Brereton� �And she makes every body mean about her。!This
poor Sir Edward and his Sister�察�how far Nature meant them to
be respectable I cannot tell�察�but they are obliged to be Mean in
their Servility to her。!And I am Mean too�察 �in giving her my
attention�察�with the appearance of coinciding with her。!Thus it is�察�
when Rich People are Sordid。¨
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CHAPTER VIII
he two Ladies continued walking together till rejoined by
the others�察 �who as they issued from the Library were
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followed by a young Whitby running off with five volumes
under his arm to Sir Edward¨s Gig!and Sir Edward approaching
Charlotte�察�said `You may perceive what has been our Occupation。
My Sister wanted my Counsel in the selection of some books。!We
have many leisure hours�察 �and read a great deal。!I am no
indiscriminate Novel´Reader。 The mere Trash of the common
Circulating Library�察�I hold in the highest contempt。 You will never
hear me advocating those puerile Emanations which detail
nothing but discordant Principles incapable of Amalgamation�察 �or
those vapid tissues of ordinary Occurrences from which no useful
Deductions can be drawn。!In vain may we put them into a
literary Alembic�察�we distil nothing which can add to Science。!
You understand me I am sure�拭� `I am not quite certain that I do。!
But if you will describe the sort of Novels which you do approve�察�I
dare say it will give me a clearer idea。¨ `Most willingly�察 �Fair
Questioner。!The Novels which I approve are such as display
Human Nature with Grandeur!such as shew her in the
Sublimities of intense Feeling!such as exhibit the progress of
strong Passion from the first Germ of incipient Susceptibility to
the utmost Energies of Reason half´dethroned�察�where we see the
strong spark of Woman¨s Captivations elicit such Fire in the Soul
of Man as leads him!��though at the risk of some Aberration from
the strict line of Primitive Obligations��!hazard all�察 �dare all�察�
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achieve all�察 �to obtain her。!Such are the Works which I peruse
with delight�察�and I hope I may say�察�with Amelioration。 They hold
forth the most splendid Portraitures of high Conceptions�察�
Unbounded Views�察�illimitable Ardour�察�indomptible Decision!and
even when the Event is mainly anti´prosperous to the high´toned
Machinations of the prime Character�察�the potent�察�pervading Hero
of the Story�察�it leaves us full of Generous Emotions for him�察�our
Hearts are paralized。 T¨were Pseudo´Philosophy to assert that we
do not feel more enwraped by the brilliancy of his Career�察�than by
the tranquil and morbid Virtues of any opposing Character。 Our
approbation of the Latter is but Eleemosynary。!These are the
Novels which enlarge the primitive Capabilities of the Heart�察�and
which it cannot impugn the Sense or be any Dereliction of the
character�察�of the most anti´puerile Man�察�to be Conversant with。¨!
`If I understand you aright¨!said Charlotte!`our taste in Novels
is not at all the same。¨ And here they were obliged to part!Miss D。
being too much tired of them all�察 �to stay any longer。!The truth
was that Sir Edward whom circumstances had confined very
much to one spot had read more sentimental Novels than agreed
with him。 His fancy had been early caught by all the impassioned�察�
and most exceptionable parts of Richardson�察�and such Authors as
have since appeared to tread in Richardson¨s steps�察�so far as Man¨s
determined pursuit of Woman in defiance of every opposition of
feeling and convenience is concerned�察 �had since occupied the
greater part of his literary hours�察�and formed his Character。!With
a perversity of Judgement�察 �which must be attributed to his not
having by Nature a very strong head�察 �the Graces�察 �the Spirit�察 �the
Sagacity�察 �and the Perseverance�察 �of the Villain of the Story
outweighed all his absurdities and all his Atrocities with Sir
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Edward。 With him�察�such Conduct was Genius�察�Fire and Feeling。!
It interested and inflamed him�察�and he was always more anxious
for its Success and mourned over its Discomfitures with more
Tenderness than could ever have been contemplated by the
Authors。!Though he owed many of his ideas to this sort of
reading�察�it were unjust to say that he read nothing else�察�or that his
Language were not formed on a more general Knowledge of
modern Literature。!He read all the Essays�察 �Letters�察 �Tours and
Criticisms of the day!and with the same ill´luck which made him
derive only false Principles from Lessons of Morality�察 �and
incentives to Vice from the History of its Overthrow�察�he gathered
only hard words and involved sentences from the style of our most
approved Writers。
Sir Edward¨s great object in life was to be seductive。!With
such personal advantages as he knew himself to possess�察�and such
Talents as he did also give himself credit for�察�he regarded it as his
Duty。!He felt that he was formed to be a dangerous Man!quite
in the line of the Lovelaces。!The very name of Sir Edward he
thought�察 �carried some degree of fascination with it。!To be
generally gallant and assiduous about the fair�察 �to make fine
speeches to every pretty Girl�察 �was but the inferior part of the
Character he had to play。!Miss Heywood�察 �or any other young
Woman with any pretensions to Beauty�察 �he was entitled
��according to his own views of Society�� to approach with high
Compliments and Rhapsody on the slightest acquaintance�察 �but it
was Clara alone on whom he had serious designs�察 �it was Clara
whom he meant to seduce。!Her seduction was quite determined
on。 Her Situation in every way called for it。 She was his rival in
Lady D。¨s favour�察�she was young�察�lovely and dependant。!He had
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very early seen the necessity of the case�察�and had now been long
trying with cautious assiduity to make an impression on her heart�察�
and to undermine her Principles。!Clara saw through him�察 �and
had not the least intention of being seduced!but she bore with
him patiently enough to confirm the sort of attachment which her
personal Charms had raised。!A greater degree of discouragement
indeed would not have affected Sir Edward。 He was armed against
the highest pitch of Disdain or Aversion。!If she could not be won
by affection�察 �he must carry her off。 He knew his Business。!
Already had he had many Musings on the Subject。 If he were
constrained so to act�察 �he must naturally wish to strike out
something new�察�to exceed those who had gone before him!and he