The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-22 00:00:00

Ddlt. MAYNE TO MISS FOOTE.

[lt ec. Saturday, 3d July.] [Drlivrry, pust -mark, July 3.]
1 was anxious to avoid entering into any explanation re-
specting the interview I bud with Colonel Berkeley. Your
letter now requires it id toy hands, though as painful to my
feelings as it must be to yours. Judge, then, of my surprise
and misery, when Colonel Belk...ley stated ru wer..the mu-
stier of a family—the youngest of whoM was Fait one month
old. Frcus the first toomeitt 1 was introduced to you till the
present period what has been my conduct ? My intentions,
I pledge my soul were honourable; which I stated to Colonel
Bsrkeley previous to his leaving the house. With tespeet to
the motley you allude to, 1 woo milieu by the ;shove gentleman it
I had advanced any to Mr. Foote 1 1 '
slated I lied, but was coo.
!Wid you were ignorant of it. Should there hr any doubt
of my huilliiirabte int.ntiffil, towards you, a's you express
in your letter there may be—shoW this, publish it to the
world, and it 411 prove my attachment was founded upon
pure and sincere love. The cup has moo dashed from usy
lips ; my feelings mini, hurt 0411 1 eau express lie log selm.
rated from one I priced and loved--one whims I cou:d •
sacrificed my life fur. The communication Cul. Berkeley
usade to use, which, its self-defroce, I have been obliged to
relate to you, to prove that toy mind was not poisoned against
you by the jolt caprices of ally snie, I pledge uly honour, and
all that is dear to me, never escapes my lips. No. 1 will
never suffer any one to throw out any insinuation iirrjoilirial
to your conduct •r honour. Mr. Fouta'a behaviour to ivy has
been ungrateful—insincere in the extreme. Bruns my heal;
I wish you happy, though I never cats be.
J.IIAYNti.
MISS FOOTE TO MR. UATNE.

Saturday, 3,1 July, 1824.
All disappointtueuts all injuries, deep mid base as I hays
endured, cud must still endure through my wretched life, I
feel that I could bear with fortitude; hut the redaction that
you should believe me base enough to hare had au intention
of becoming your wile without a declaration from myself of
the situation which my unfortunate engagement *ills Col.
Berkeley involved me in, is kw agonising, and I feel that I
cannot exist without you afford toe au upportuoity personally
of convincing you that 'such was not my intention, and that
the villainy of Colonel Berkeley, who hionelf by letter urged
a concealment of the circumstances which I was detertutued
to reveal, and caused a delay of my disclosure, which delay
I shall never erase to t egret, nut solely because I consider it
the probable means of having prevented our union, but be-
cause it has left use doubly dishonoured in your eyes, in the
suspicion you must have of my never having intruded it. By
the tenderness and kindness you have entertained fur me—
for God's sake, add one more act of generosity ; let me see
you once to vindicate this point, and I promise you by
all that is sacred, I will never evil' molest you, nor seek
again to disturb that repose which I have so unfortunately
and au unintentionally intruded on. I fear that you will he-
sitate its granting ate an interview, hut could you know the
wretched and unprotected situation in which I stand its the
world, without one friend to itches* my injuries, and crushed
and overwhelmed by every Misfortune—hut by none so much
Its this reflection that you think au basely of 111C,-1 caunot
believe that you will deity me, wider any circumstances, the
only consolation I can now derive, that of acknowledging to
you all my errors, such a. thy really are, lit es they were
represented to you•by one who, under the niask,of oublrnest
and generosity, was determined to sacrifice me its lily rrrenge;
and to mortify you and to wouitiilryour pride, by riniravouriug
to make you feel that you had placed your ullectiont Line
who, by his ioterferenee, hr placed in so ill tu
of yw
/tope.- wholly unworthy love. Under the delicar
circumstances in-which I feel you ntuat now lie situated with
your family on soy account, I wish you to 'whit out iu what
manlier our meeting may hr contrived so as to render it the
least disagreeable and inconvenient to you, In this appoial-
meut, though regardless of mysrlf, 1 sun anxious to avoid it.
being in any way injurious to you. I will come, al:comp:titled
only by toy mother, to Alertborough,;or aity, more di+iant
place front Burderop that lon' nt.ii like to Appoint ; fur !know
your bruit will yield to this ray last and only request, and 411'
which my only hope of .consolation rests. —l' ihall anxiously
expect yo :r aoswer Lin Monday, to say when and whet e
are to meet, and I shall hold 'utyielf prepared to leave 'Milk!s
immediately fur that purpose.—Fare ell, Must 'gent rout of
melt! Would that the happiness that might hare been ours'
had nut been blighted by my cruel destiny.