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discretion I should be deservedly despised. Friendship, Gratitude and Esteem, is all I have left to give; and is that a compensation for love? 'Tis yours to dccide, and chuse which is most agreeable to you, cither to conquer your passion, and strive to forget me, or take thc hand of one whose heart is possessed of another object;-has nothing to bestow but friendship and esteem-and what are they to satisfy a lover's ardent expcctations? 'Tis enough, replied he tenderly, such exalted friendship cquals lovc. She is mine! cried Fonrose, precipicating himself into his fond parents' arms. 'Tis to the respect and gratitude she has for you that I owe my happiness. Did she consent merely thro' pity and gratitude? I believe shc did-shc believed it herself, and I will not cease to admire her. Before she left the valley she would revisit the tomb which she quitted with regret. She insisted on having a monument erected to the memory of her deceased husband; and that the cabin of the good old people, who were to accompany them to Turin, should be altered to a neat little country house; where she intended to retire now and then, to lament the errors and misfortunes of her youth. Time and the assiduous care that Fonrose had in every respect for Adelaide, joined to the sweet pledges, fruits of a seeond marriage opened her heart to receive the impression of a new inclination. And she is still quoted as a model of perfection, and claims admiration and respect even to her fidelity.
"Great blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds, And tho' a late, a sure reward success."
