140 STUDIES OF NATURE» 



" nefs; return to thefe rocks, to the (hade of thefe 

 *' woods, and to our cocoa-trees. Alas ! perhaps 

 *' at this very moment, thou art miferable.'*— — 

 Saying this, he burft into tears. *^ Father," 

 cried he, ** conceal nothing from me ; if you are 

 *' unable to tell me whether I fhall ever marry 

 <« Virginia J inform me, at leaft, whether (he ftill 

 *' loves me, though furrounded by great men, who 

 " talk to the King, and who vifit her ?" 



The Old Man. 

 ** Yes, my friend, I am convinced, by many 

 ** reafons, that (lie loves you, but principally by 

 " this, that (lie is virtuous." At thefe words, he 

 clafped me round the neck, tranfported with joy. 

 Paul. 

 " But do you believe European women to be fo 

 ** inconftant as they are reprefented on the liage, 

 ** and in thofe books which you have lent me ?" 



The Old Man. 

 *' In thofe countries where men tyrannize, the 

 *' women are always inconftant. Violence ever 

 ^' produces deceit." 



Paul. 

 " How is ic poflfible for a man to exercife ty- 

 *' ranny over a woman?" 



The 



