The Farmer of Inglewood Forest ; Or, An Affecting Portrait of Virtue And Vice
The Farmer of Inglewood Forest ; Or, An Affecting Portrait of Virtue And Vice
Helme, Elizabeth, D. 1816
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But what is education, or even example !' looking at Fan- ny ; ' all I would, therefore, ask is, that, as she cannot be produced at the Forest without divul- ging my shame, and incurring the danger 1 dread, that she may be put to nurse under the guidance of Mrs. Smith, who is a good woman; my Fanny will at least see her yearly, or perhaps oftener ; and when time shall have obliterated my memory from all suspicion, she will perhaps condescend to take lier under her own care, and at a proper age ...tell the story of her unhappy mother, but conceal her father ; for Edwin's child, thou2-h unknown, ought to respect him. ' Fanny attempted to reply, but Mrs. Palmer prevented her, by saying, ' Warmly interested for your family, from the iSrst moment I saw you, I flatter myself I have a proposal to make, which yet may be more agreeable. Fanny has already 254 THE FARMER OF the cares of a mother ; and, from her age, those claims may be greatly increased, and sufficient for her to fulfil. I have none of those cares, no fears to apprehend, no scandal to dread, and have frequently wished, as I am fond of children, for one whom I might rear from its infancy, and be witness of the growing virtues I would endea- vour to inculcate ; for if I failed, at least my heart should exculpate me.
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