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than the battle-field, attracted the notice of the 
Count so as to make his uneasiness visible, 
which the amiable Charlotte, ever studious 
of. Amelia’s real happiness, wished to amuse, 
and to call back the mind of her cousin, de- 
manded the verse for the rose. The Count saw 
this affectionate trait in Charlotte’s conduct, 
took out his pencil, and wrote for the rose, 
Elle ne vit qu’un jour, et ne plait qu’un moment, 
q J > 
which he gave to the gay daughter, at the same 
time presenting the humble cousin with this 
line on the mignonette : 
Ses qualités surpassent ses charmes. 
Amelia’s pride was roused, and she retaliated 
by her attention to the colonel, which she car- 
ried so far as to throw herself into the power of 
a profligate, who brought her to ruin. The 
Count transferred his affections from beauty to 
amiability : and rejoicing in the exchange, and 
to commemorate the event which had brought 
about his happiness, and delivered him from a 
coquette, he added a branch of the sweet reseda 
to the ancient arms of his family, with the 
motto, 
Your qualities surpass your charms. 

