deny it, sir," replied Newton; "but allow me to observe,
that for the recovery of your daughter you are equally indebted to the
generosity of your own relatives and your own feeling disposition. Had
not Monsieur and Madame de Fontanges protected and assisted me in my
distress; had not you, instead of throwing me into prison, set me at
liberty, you never would have known where your daughter was to be found.
Had not one of my uncles hastened to the relief of the vessel in
distress, and the other protected your little girl after his death, she
would not have been now in existence. My gratitude for your kindness
induced me to remain by your ship, and subsequently to rescue you from
the pirate, or you would not have now been a prisoner in this country--
an evil which, under divine Providence, has been changed to a blessing,
by restoring to you your daughter. We have all, I trust, done our duty,
and this happy issue is our full reward."

"Humph!" observed the old lawyer.

VOLUME THREE, CHAPTER SIXTEEN.

Thus far our chronicle--and now we pause,
Though not for want of matter, but 'tis time.
BYRON.

Amber, or Julie de Fontanges, as we must now call her, quitted the abode
of her kind protector, in such distress, that it was evident she
regretted the discovery which had been made. She was too young to be
aware of the advantages of high birth, and her removal was for some time
a source of unfeigned regret. It appeared to her that nothing could
compensate for the separation from her supposed father, who doated on
her, from Mrs Forster, who had watched over her, from Nicholas, who
amused her, and from Newton, whom she loved as a brother. But the idea
of going to a foreign country, and never seeing them or William Aveleyn
again, and, though last, not least, to find that she was not an
Englishwoman, and in future must not rejoice at their victories over her
own nation, occasioned many a burst of tears when left alone to her own
meditations. It was long before the devotion of her father, and the
fascinating attentions of Monsieur and Madame de Fontanges, could induce
her to be resigned to her new condition. Mr John Forster felt his
bereavement more deeply than could have been supposed. For many days
after the departure of Julie, he seldom spoke, never made his
appearance, except at dinner-time, and as soon as the meal was finished
hastened to his chambers, where he remained very late. Intense
application was t