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poor inhabitants, who were rulhing to throw them- 

 felves into it, declaring, that, in this World, their 

 forrow would admit of no confolation, and that 

 nothing now remained for them, but to die with 

 her, who had been their only benefaftrefs. She 

 was interred near the church of PamplemoufTes, 

 on it's weftern fide, at the foot of a tuft of bam- 

 boos, where, in going to mafs, with her mother 

 and Margaret, Ihe delighted to repofe, feated by 

 the fide of him, whom (he then ufed to call bro- 

 ther. 



On returning from the funeral ceremony, M. 

 de la Bourdonaye afcended this mountain, followed 

 by a part of his numerous retinue. He tendered 

 to Madame de la Tour, and her friend, all the af- 

 liflance which lay in his power. He expreffed him- 

 felf m few words, but with great indignation, 

 againft her unnatural relation : approaching Paul, 

 he faid every thing which he thought could have a 

 tendency to confole him. " I was anxious to con- 

 ** tribute to your happinefs, and that of your fa- 

 " mily," laid he ; *' Heaven is the witnefs of my 

 ** fmcerity. My friend, you muft go to France ; 

 " I will procure you employment there. During 

 ** your abfence, I will take as much care of your 

 ** mother as if flie were my own." At the fame 

 time, he held out his hand to him j but Paul drew 



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