guilt, and of its results; nor would I load my conscience with promises which, had I discarded you, could never have been fulfilled. You have not yet been criminal save in thought and in heart; you have sworn it, and I believe you. God have mercy upon you, if in this too you have deceived me; but if you are not perjured--if you have not called upon God Almighty to witness a lie--then kneel to Him each day of your life, and bless Him that he has saved you. And now listen to the commands I lay upon you, and obey them strictly, as you value--what shall I say? What have you ever valued? What have you ever respected? You have profaned the most sacred feelings--the holiest emotions of our nature; and I know not by what tie, by what hope, or by what fear to adjure you. If you would not become a mark for the finger of scorn to point at; if you would not die of a broken heart, or live with a hardened one; if you have any horror of the lowest depths of vice, or any lingering sense of duty, weigh the importance of this moment of your life, and throw not away this last hope of salvation. I have written to Mrs. Moore to propose to her that as soon as you are well enough to move, you should go to Hampstead, and remain there till my return. I forbid you, in the most positive manner, to receive a single visit from Henry, or to open a letter from him. I not only request, but command you, neither by letter or by word to make any answer to _this_ letter, or to allude to the subject of it. By your strict compliance with these injunctions, I shall judge of your desire to enter upon a new course, and, save in the secret penitence of your heart, to discard the remembrance of the past. "E. MIDDLETON." Inclosed in this letter were the following notes: "Do not go, I implore you; I forgive, and will bear with you,--_Thursday_." "You left me in anger three days ago, and I feel a nervous dread of what will happen next. I cannot bear this suspense; write or come.--_Sunday_." "I shall have no rest till I have seen you; since that woman is arrived, I feel as if all would be discovered.--_Friday_."