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In the firm hope that the moment of anguish which approaches will prove the period of my sufferings, once more I address myself to Sir John Belmont, in behalf of the child, who, if it survives its mother, will hereafter be the bearer of this letter.
Yet, in what terms -- Oh, most cruel of men! -- can the lost Caroline address you, and not address you in vain? Oh, deaf to the voice of compassion -- deaf to the sting of truth -- deaf to every tie of honour -- say, in what terms may the lost Caroline address you, and not address you in vain!