and disturb’d Emotions, and Joy sate smiling upon every Cheek, entirely
happy in their several Wishes: They could now talk of past Woes with
Pleasure, and began to enter into a very delightful Conversation, when
_Frankville_ on a sudden missing _Camilla_, and asking for her, one of
the Servants told him she was gone to the Sick Page’s Chamber, this News
gave him some little alarm, and the rather, because he had observ’d she
expressed a more than ordinary Tenderness and Care for this Page, all
the Time of their Journey; he ran immediately to the Room where he heard
she was, and found her lying on the Bed, with her Arms round _Fidelio_’s
Neck, and her Face close to his; this shocking Sight had certainly
driven the Rashness of his Temper to commit some Deed of Horror, if the
Amazement he was in had not prevented it; he drew his Sword half out, but
then, as if some Spell had charm’d his Arm, remain’d in that Posture,
fix’d and motionless as Marble: _Camilla_ half blinded with the Tears
which fell from her Eyes, saw not the Confusion he was in, nor considered
the seeming Reason he had to be so, but raising her Head a little to see
who it was that came into the Chamber, Oh _Frankville_! said she, see
here the Ruins of Love, behold the Tyranny of that fatal Passion in this
expiring Fair! But haste, contin’d she, finding him ready to faint, let
Count _D’elmont_ know, the faithful, generous _Violetta_! Dies---she dies
for him, and asks no other Recompence, than a last Farewell--_Violetta_!
interrupted _Frankville_, what means _Camilla_? This, this is _Violetta_,
resum’d she, who like a Page disguis’d, has followed the too lovely
Count, and lost herself: The Rage which at his first Entrance had possest
the Heart of _Frankville_, now gave Way to Grief, and coming near the
Bed, he began to testify it, by all the Marks which an unfeign’d Concern
cou’d give; but this unfortunate Languisher, finding her Strength decay,
prevented him from making any long Speeches, by renewing that Request
which _Camilla_ had already made known, of seeing her dear Lord before
she dy’d, which _Frankville_ making haste to fulfil, she call’d to him
as loud as her Weakness would permit to come back, and as soon as he
was, _Camilla_, said she, has inform’d me of my Lord’s good Fortune in
meeting with the Charmer of his Soul, I would not deprive him of a
Moments Happiness. I therefore beg she’d give a dying Rival, leave to
wish her Joy, and as neither my Death, nor the Cause of it can be a
Secret to any of the Company here, I desire they all may be Witnesses,
with what Pleasure I welcome it; _Frankville_, Fiery as he was, had a
vast deal of Compassion in his Nature, and could not see so beautiful a
young Lady, and one whom he had so many Obligations to, on the Account
of his Affair with _Camilla_, in this despairing and dying Condition,
without being seiz’d with an Anguish inexpressible; but all the Pangs
he felt were nothing when compar’d to those he gave _D’elmont_ in the
Delivery of her Message; he ran into the Room like a Man distracted,
and in the Hurry of his Grief forgot even the Complaisance he ow’d
to _Melliora_, but she was too generous to disapprove his Concern,
immediately followed with her Brother, the Marquess and _Charlotta_:
What is it that I hear Madam, cry’d the Count, throwing himself on the
Bed by her? Can it be possible that the admir’d _Violetta_ cou’d forsake
her Father,---Country,---Friends,---forego her Sexes Pride,---the Pomp
of Beauty,---gay Dresses, and all the Equipage of State and Grandeur;
to follow in a mean Disguise, a Man unworthy her Thoughts? Oh! no more,
said she, weeping, you are but too, too worthy Adoration; nor do I yet
believe my Love a Crime, tho’ the Consequence is so: I might in _Rome_,
with Honour and Innocence have died, but by my shameful Flight, I was the
Murderer of my Father---that---that’s a Guilt, which all these Floods of
Penitence can never wash away---Yet, bear me Witness Heaven, how little
I suspected the sad Event, when first, unable to support your Absence,
I contriv’d this Way, unknown, to keep for ever in your Sight; I lov’d,
’tis true, but if one unchaste Wish, or an impure Desire e’er stain’d my
Soul, then may the purging Fire to which I am going, miss its Effect,
my Spots remain, and not one Saint vouchsafe to own me: Here the Force
of her Passion, agitating her Spirits with too much Violence for the
Weakness of her Body, she sunk fainting in the Bed: And tho’ the Count
and _Camilla_ felt the most deeply her Afflictions, the one because they
proceeded from her Love to him, and the other as having long been her
Friend, and Partner of her Secrets, yet those in the Company who were
most Strangers to her, participated in her Sufferings, and commiserated
the Woes they could not heal; and as soon as she recovered from her
Swoon, the generous _Melliora_ (not in the least possest with any of
those little Jealousies, which Women of narrow Souls harbour on such
Occasions) came nearer to the Bed, and taking her kindly by the Hand,
Live and be comforted, said she, a Love so innocent shall never give me
any Disquiet.---Live and Enjoy the Friendship of my Lord, and if you
please to favour me with yours, I shall esteem it as it deserves, a
Blessing. No Madam, answered the now almost Expiring _Violetta_, Life,
after this shameful Declaration, wou’d be the worst of Punishments, but,
not to be Ungrateful to so generous an Offer, for a few Moments I accept
it, and like Children, placing their darling Play things on their Pillow,
and then contented to go to Sleep, so I would keep your Lord, would view
him still while I awake to Life, then drop insensibly into a Slumber of
eternal Peace. This mournful Tenderness pierc’d _D’elmont_, to the very
Soul, and putting his Arm gently under her Head, which, he perceiv’d she
was too weak to raise when she endeavoured it, and laying his Face on one
of her Hands, cou’d not forbear washing it in Tears, she felt the cordial
Drops, and, as if they gave her a new Vigour, exerting her Voice to the
utmost of her Strength; this is too kind, said she, I now can feel none
of those Agonies which render Death the King of Terrors, and thus, thus
happy in your Sight,------your Touch------your tender Pity, I can but be
Translated from one Heaven to another, and yet, forgive me Heaven, if it
be a Sin, I cou’d wish, methinks, to know no other Paradise than you,
to be permitted to hover round you, to Form your Dreams, to sit upon
your Lips all Day, to mingle with your Breath, and glide in unfelt Air
into your Bosom: She wou’d have proceeded, but her Voice faultered in the
Accent, and all she spoke distinguishable was, Oh _D’elmont_! receive in
this one Sigh, my latest Breath-----it was indeed her last, she died that
Moment, died in his Arms, whom more than Life she priz’d, and sure there
are none who have liv’d in the Anxieties of Love, who wou’d not envy such
a Death!
There was not in this noble Company, one whose Eyes were dry, but Count
_D’elmont_ was for some Time inconsolable, even by _Melliora_; he forbore
the celebrating of his so eagerly desired Nuptials, as did the Marquess
and Monsieur _Frankville_ theirs, in Complaisance to him, ’till after
_Violetta_ was interr’d, which the Count took Care should be in a Manner
becoming her Quality, her Merit, and the Esteem he profess’d to have born
her: But when this melancholly Scene was past, a Day of Joy succeeded,
and one happy Hour confirm’d the Wishes of the three longing Bridegrooms;
the Weddings were all kept in a splendid Manner at the Marquess’s, and
it was not with out a great deal of Reluctance, that he and _Charlotta_
suffered the Count, Monsieur _Frankville_, and their Ladies to take
leave of them. When they came to _Paris_, they were joyfully received by
the Chevalier _Brillian_ and _Ansellina_, and those, who in the Count’s
Absence had taken a Liberty of censuring and condemning his Actions, aw’d
by his Presence, and in Time, won by his Virtues, now swell his Praises
with an equal Vehemence: Both he and _Frankville_ are still living, blest
with a numerous and hopeful Issue, and continue with their fair Wives,
great and lovely Examples of conjugal Affection.
_FINIS._
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