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A mifunderftanding between the two 
brotuers, at length, obliges the younger 
toabfent himfelf, during four years, from 
the paternal manfion ; and Lormeuil 
being no longer withheld by the pre- 
fence of one’ who operated in fome 
meaiure as a re(traint upon his actions, 
devotes himfeif entirely to his.affection 
for his elder fon, whofe debawcheries he 
encourages, and even participates in. 
At length, in confequence of an ex- 
penfive ftyle of life, and the robberies. 
of his fervants, he finds himfelf com- 
pletely ruined : all his property is either 
mortgaged: or feized upon, and he dif- 
covers that a fmai] eftate, appertaining 
to St. Leger, on which he depended 
for a temporary fupply, had been 
fold, and fpent, unknown to him. At 
the moment when he is forfaken by 
this young profligate, and avoided by 
all the friends of his profperity, he re- 
ceives a confiderable fum of money 
from’an unknown perfon. He at firlt 
fuppofes, that the generous. ftranger 
could be no other perfon than Mer- 
ville, one of the greatelt egotiits, and 
vileft flatterers ; but he foon difcovers 
that he is indebted for this fudden and 
unexpected relief, to the ineftimable 
Henry, the fon whom he had delpifed, 
and who, while he and his darling 
were ruining themfelves in Europe, had 
repaired to America, whence he had 
juft returned with a large fortune. 
NOVELS. 
“‘Elifa Bermont ; par Madame ***.” 
—Eliza Bermont; by Madame ***, 
2 vols. 12mo. 
’ Thofe who fearch for the follies and 
furprizes of modern romance, will be 
here difappointed, as the author is only 
defirous of defcribing the ordinary 
events of life, and pointing out what- 
ever is to be found, either hafe or 
ridiculous, in fociety. Eliza Bermont, 
.the heroine of this novel, is thé only 
child of a tender and affectionate pa- 
sent, who had loft his wife while the 
was yet an infant, and was induced by 
his affection to dedicate his whole lite 
to her education. This young lady, 
finding herfelf deftined to mediocrity 
in point of fortune, cheerfully refigns 
herfelf to the wifhes of a parent, and 
leaves the capital, in the diflipation of 
which fhe had never indulged, for a 
imall country-houfe in the Province of 
Normandy. # 
While there, two gentlemen pay their 
addreffes toher. M. Rojenne is a young 
tin of fortune, brave, but at the 
Retrofpedt of French Literature Novels. 
fame time paffionate and overbeare 
ing; the other, M. de Senneville, is 
rather elderly, yet he poffefles many 
virtues, added to an extraordinary de= 
gree of delicacy, anda heart replete 
with fenfibility. Neither of thefe lovers, 
however, engage the heart of Eliza ; 
fhe is deftined to refpect Edward St. 
Raul, one of the moft opuient men of- 
the province, who had lately returned 
from the army, covered with laurels, 
and with wounds earned in the fervice 
of his country. This young officer, 
however, was previoufly engaged to 
another lady, Adela de Cenan, in con-¢ 
fequence of the recommendation of 
his father on his death-bed; but as, by 
a fudden bankruptcy, fhe had been re- 
duced to indigence, Madame de St. 
Paul infiited that the engagement was 
annulled. Notwithftanding his affec- 
tions had been irrevocably beltowed 
on Mademoifelle Bermont, the fon 
thought himfelf obiiged, in honour, 
as well as in duty, to obey the com- 
mands of his deceafed parent, and he 
accordingly infitted on rendering him- 
feif miferable: but, as his mother re- 
fufed her confent, he immediately re- 
joined his regiment, and wifhed that 
a glorious death, obtained in battle, 
would refcue him from his mifery. In 
the mean time, his miftrefs yields to 
the entreaties of her father, and be- 
comes united to M. de Senneville, 
while Rofenne plots againft, and at 
Jength takes away the life of her huf- 
band. The fudden death of- Madame 
de St. Paul having recalied Edward to 
the family-feat, be purfues the murderer, 
avenges his crimes, and finally becomes 
the hufband of the widow, who had 
always cherifhed an affection for him. 
‘* Armand & Angela.”—Armand 
and Angela, 4 vols. 12mo. 
’ This novel does not contain any 
thing offenfive either to religion or 
morals; on the contrary, an endea- 
vour is made to fupport the interefts 
of both. Some portions of it abound 
with pathos, more eipecially that part 
in which the author leads bis readers 
into the cathedral of the Efcurial, and 
teaches them to Jook down on the am- 
bition of Charles V.; to ceniure the 
crimes and misfortunes of his fon and 
fucceflor, Philip II. ; or weep over the 
injuries and calamities of Elizabeth of 
France, a princefs fo cruelly facrificed 
to the jeaiouly of a barbarous defpot. 
“© Amelie Mansfield; par Madame 
de **©,"=-eAmelia Mansfield; by 
Madame 
