The Sun.
London, England, 1820-09-04 00:00:00

PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS, SATURDAY, S. 2.

THE QUEEN.

(Madame DvmoNT'S Evidence continued from

Saturday's Paper.)
The following translation of a letter from
Louisa_Pumont tolVlariette Bron, dated Bth .Feb.
1.818, was read :--
" :DEAR AND GOOD MARIEaTs-2--Although you
have not:said=four -words in .your last-letter, yet
I -lave you too well not to pardon you for it, and
it is with real pleasure-that I reply to you. I
hope, my dear sister, you-.are perfectly happy ;
but I ought not to doubt it, so well as I .know the
vxtfeine 'goodness of her 'Royal Highness, and of
all those with whom you have any thing to do.
End-efour.always to deserve such kindness, by
clintinuin,st the same way of, life which has pro-
vulied it for you, that experiencepaynot be -use-
less to. you. Keep always before your eyes the
trouble which arises from rashness and inconsist-
ency ; you
.have lately had sufficient proofs .of
that'.

" You will, no doubt, be very desirous .of
knowing what is my situation in our little coun7
try ; IL assure you, my dear, I have been receiv-
ed in such a manner as you would have no idea
of. I have been every where
_sought after, and
received -with the greatest cordiality at Lausanne,
at Morger, and at Cassonay. I passed a whole
month-at the last town, where every possible
amusement -was procured for me. You know
how fond I was Of sledge-riding; well, every day
we made a party for it. At the beginning of the
new year we had a delightful masked ball ; last
week two more, the best that have been seen in
this town, and a number of other evening parties.
given 'by a friend of mine: in short, every day
brought some new invitation. Conceive to your-
self how, in the -Midst of all these numberless
pleasures, I was sad. and silent; every one
quizzect me on- ,my indifference I, who'used, to
be so gay before my departure. I was
.not
'sensible of my dulness, but, spite of all my en-
deavours, could not.get the better of .it.
"-Can you not, my dear, divine the cause of
. my sadness ? Alas! was it not the regret of hav-
ing quitted her .Royal I-lighness, and of knowing
that she suspected my character, and taxed me
. with ingratitude? Oh, God ! I would surrender
half my- life, could she but read my heart; she

-wn-uldthen.be convinced of the infinite respeO,

the unlimited attachment, and the perfect affec-
tion I have always entertained- 'for her august

person.
• 4‘:l should-have wished, my dear Marlette, to
have ;written to the' Count, to thank him for the
kindness he has shevin me, but I was afraid to
• 'trouble him ; tell him, 'one line, if he would but
• have :the' goodness to write to me, would afford
me a little tranquillity, since it would make me'
• hope for pardon.
was afraid her Royal Highness would be
displeased at the course I have taken in my Jour.
. my. Judge then of my happiness when I. learnt
• that she. was not at all angry at it ; but, on the
contrary, gave me -leave to take it. In truth,
this:pretence has been wry useful to me; for you
are sufficiently acquainted'with the.world to sus,
pest that I have been• assailed with questions,
-particularly by great folks—for I am not vain
enough to- think that I have been sought after
only on account of my-beautiful eyes—and that
a little curiosity has bad no
.part in' the desire to
see me. Ah ! why was not her Royal Highness
at my side' She would then haiefound if I were
ungrateful.
" How often, in'a numerous circle, have I with
enthusiasm enumerated her great qualities, her
rare:talents, her mildness, her patience, her-cha-
rlty ;,,in..short, all 'the Perfections which she pos-
sesses in so eminent a degree.—How often have
I seen my hearers affected; and heard them ex-
c,iaiin.that the world was unjust, to cause-so much
unhappiness to one who deserves it so little, and
who is so worthy of•being happy.
" You' cannot think, Marlette, what a noise,
my little journal has,made ; it has been, if I may:
use the expreision, snatched at. Every one has
read.it, begged me to let her carry it to
Lausanne ; all the English who were there want-
ed to see it immediately. I have been delighted
at it; fel. you know I say in it a great deal of the
best and most amiable Princess in the world ; I
relate in detail all the
,traits of sensibility and of
generttsity, which she has shewn ; the manner in
thick she has been received, . applauded, che-
hed, in all the places we have visited.
" You know that where the Princess is my
subject I am not barren ; consequently my jour-
nal Is tmbellisheed with the effusions of my heart,
my .greatest desire having always been that full
justice should be rendered to her. ',assure you,
although distant,
.it -is not less.My desire,
abut that I shall always endeavour, with zeal that
such :may be the case, and as far,as my poor ca-:
patity' will alipw. You may, judge I shall not.
make amerit. of this, since she will- be ignorant
of it, and even suspects me of ingratitude ; but
it Will be only to content my, heart, which would
find a' sweet satisfaction in this charming success.
" But I had almost 'forgotten to confide to you
a thing which will surprise you as much as it has;
me. The 24th of last month I was. taking some
refreshment at my aunt Clara's when I was in-'
formed an unknown person desired to deliver' me
.a letter, .and that he would trust it to no one
I went down stairs and desired him to'
come.up into my room.; judge of my astonishment
when I broke the seal, a proposal was made to
ine,te set off for London, under the pretence of
-being a governess. I was promised high.protec-
,tiori,.and a brilliant fortune' in a short time. The
letter was without signature, but to assure me of
the truth of it, I was informed I might draw on
,a banker for ,as much money 'as I wished. Can
you conceive-any ;thing so singular ? Bome lines
escaped from the pen of the writer discovered to
one the cheat, and ,I ,did not hesitate to reply in
finch terms as must have conxinced him.l was not
quite a dupe. Notwithstanding all my efforts, I