4® The ADVENTURES of
Haly Pogclin has altered your difpofition.” “ I don't deny it (replied Lucinda) I love that renegade, whom I defign to take for my fourth huiband.” “ What an abandoned projeil ! (faid I, interrupting her, with horror) would you marry a muflulman ; you forget that you are a chriiiian ; or rather, you never was one but in name. Ah ! mother, what are you about to do ? you have rcfolved upon your own perdition, by voluntarily embracing that which I was compelled to by ncccfiity.”
I ufed many more arguments to diffuade her from 'her defign ; but I harangued to no pdrpofc : (he had formed her rclolution ; and, not contented with foU lowing her own wicked inclination, and quitting me to live with that renegade, (he wanted to carry Beatrice along with her alfo ; but this I oppofed. “ Ah, wretched Lucinda ! (faid I to her) if nothing is able tt* reftrain you, at lead abandon yourfelf only, to the fury that poUelFes your imagination ; don’t drag a young innocent crcatuie to the precipice from whence you intend to throw yourfelf.” Lucinda went away, without making any >eply, and I b liev- i ed, that a remaining ray of reafon enlightened and hindered her from being obftinate in demanding her daughter. But how little was 1 acquainted with my mother ! Two dajjs after, one of my (laves faid to me, Signior, take care of yourfelf ; one of Pege- lin’s captives has imparted a thing to me, of which you cannot take the advantage too foon. Your mother has changed her religion, and to punifh you, (or having refufed to let her carry off Beatrice, is refolded to inform the dey of your intended (light.” I did not doubt one moment, that Lucinda was capable of doing what my (lave mentioned : I had opportunities of Uudying the lady, and perceived, that, by the habit of ailing fanguinary parts in tragedies, (he was fo familiarized to guilt, that (he could have caufed me *o be burnt alive, and, I believe, would have been no
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