CHAPTER XV. MOTIVE AND INFLUENCES 330

The fatal Marriage--Was Shelley trapt into it?--Mr. Garnett's

Assurances--The Fiction about Claire--Lady Shelley's Use of

Hogg's Evidences--The Prenuptial Intercourse--Was it

slight?--Shelley's Opportunities for knowing all about

Harriett--His Use and Abuse of those Opportunities--Mr.

Westbrook's Action towards Shelley--His Endeavour to preserve

Harriett from Shelley--Eliza Westbrook's part in making up

the Match--The Tool's Reward--The Etonian Free Lover--The

Social Condition of the Westbrooks and Godwins--Harriett

Westbrook's Beauty--Her Education--Her Knowledge of French--

Her quick Progress in Latin--What Wonder that Shelley fell in

love with her?

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