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marriage, but always treated the mention of ⟨that⟩ saered ceremony with unhallowed ridicule. ⟨As⟩ yet, no fair one, calculated to gratify his avaricious passions, had fallen in his way, but many a ⟨hapless⟩ fair one had become the victim of his seducive art. The beauty of the interesting Jane, and the dispositions of herself and family, who, virtuous ⟨and⟩ benevolent in themselves, suspected no guile ⟨in⟩ others, appeared to this mouster of deeeit as a ⟨fair⟩ opportunity to aeeomplish his base design, ⟨by⟩ luring her from a peaceful home.
This depraved youth felt no difficulty in persuading Jane that his father would be averse to ⟨her⟩ marriago with one who had so small a portion. Alas! this he knew to be a false assertion, for ⟨Mr⟩ Pereival would have very readily consented, ⟨so⟩ great was his opinion of farmer Arnold's daughter to have received any ono of them into his family, but more espeeially Jane, who had ever been ⟨a⟩ great favourite with the old gentleman.-Everyone beheld a strong partiality between Henry ⟨and⟩ Jane, and concluded that it would lead to a ⟨lasting⟩ attachment; but none, not even Rosetta, or ⟨the⟩ brother and sisters of the maiden, even ⟨supposed⟩ that their intercourse had proeeeded to such length. Every night, when the rest of ⟨farmer⟩ Arnold's family had retired to repose, Jane ⟨stole⟩ from her chamber to meet her lover in the grove and wander whole hours, guided by Cynthia's reflected light; Henry breathed all the vows of ⟨an⟩ impassioned lover, and Jane listened with delight. For some months did the dear delusion last; and the breast of Jane was the abode of love, innoeenee and hopo, till one fatal hour, when the ⟨guardian⟩ angel of virtue slept, and {{SIC|tho| demon of vice reigned triumphant, the ill-fated Jano surrendered ⟨her⟩
