Paul and Virginia . ved with the utmost coolness by Monsieur de laBourdonnais, biassed as he was against her. When shepainted to him her own situation and that of her child, hereplied in abrupt sentences, We will see what can be done—there are so manv V to relieve—all in good time—why did you displease youraunt ?—you have been much to blame. Madame de la Tour returned to her cottage, her hearttorn with grief and filled with all the bitterness of dis-appointment. When she arrived she threw her auntsletter on the table, and exclaimed to her friend, There is the fruit of eleven years of patient e
Paul and Virginia . ved with the utmost coolness by Monsieur de laBourdonnais, biassed as he was against her. When shepainted to him her own situation and that of her child, hereplied in abrupt sentences, We will see what can be done—there are so manv V to relieve—all in good time—why did you displease youraunt ?—you have been much to blame. Madame de la Tour returned to her cottage, her hearttorn with grief and filled with all the bitterness of dis-appointment. When she arrived she threw her auntsletter on the table, and exclaimed to her friend, There is the fruit of eleven years of patient expec-tation ! Madame de la Tour being the only person in the littlecircle who could read, she again took up the letter and PAUL AND VIRGINIA. 71 read it aloud. Scarcely had she finished when Margaretexclaimed, What have we to do with your relations ? Has Godthen forsaken us ? He only is our Father! Have wenot hitherto been happy I Why then this regret 1 Youhave 110 courage. Seeing Madame de la Tour in tears,. she threw herself upon her neck, and, pressing her inher arms, My dear friend ! cried she, my dear friend!but her emotion choked her utterance. At this sight Virginia burst into tears, and pressedher mothers and Margarets hand alternately to her lips 72 PAUL AND VIRGINIA. and heart; while Paul, his eyes inflamed with anger,cried, clasped his hands together, and stamped with hisfoot, not knowing whom to blame for this scene of misery. The noise soon brought Domingo and Mary to thespot, and the little habitation resounded with cries ofdistress: Ah, madam!—My good mistress!—My dear mother!—Do not weep! These tender proofs of affection at length dispelledthe grief of Madame de la Tour. She took Paul andVirginia in her arms, and, embracing them, said, You are the cause of my affliction, my children,but you are also my only source of delight! Yes, mydear children, misfortune has reached me, but only froma distance: here I am surrounded with happiness. Paul and Virg
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