Celestina; A Novel. in Four Volumes. by Charlotte Smith. ... - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1791 edition. Excerpt: ... *' carr, your good self, and every mcm- "her of your amiable family, who amA "my dear Sir, ** your most sincere "and faithful friend, ** and obliged humble servant, "TIMOTHY HEAVYLAND." 1 "London, Jan. 30, 17--. To this afftclionate and sincere gentleman (whom my father had. instantly obliged in dropping all thoughts of complyingwith Elphinstone's request,) he now wrote; and describing with great simplicity his present embarrassment, which he hoped would be only.temporary, besought him to advance him five hundred pounds for the present demands of tradesmen, till remittances came in, and till he could obtain assistance from his other friends: to which he received the following answer-- "SIR, *' Your's is come to hand. Our house, *' on making up your book, find they ,f have already advanced you 216I. 18s. 2d£ *' above your credit. We hoped you "would have made this up by payments "forthwith, instead of asking a loan; are M sorry it is not in our power to comply *{ therewith. I cannot take upon myself "to advise them thereto, as I find myself "blamed for being the occasion of the "present advance, and, that our house "are uneasy at the non-payment thereof. "Hope you will think immediately of re.* ** placing it; and will oblige thereby, "Sir, · "your humble servant, "TIMOTHY HEAVYLAND.'* '1 '* The eyes of my poor father were nowr compleatly opened, and all the horrors of his fate were before him. Young Elphin: stone, still sanguine as to his father's property and his father's honour, was on this occasion his great resource. He was indefatigable in stemming the torrent of illfortune thus brought upon us; and sue N 5 ceeded eeeded so well by various expedients, as to support for a while the sinking credit of the house; but...