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 some mountains she was set upon by ruffians, and robbed of all her property, and had travelled on to Ratisbon, by the little trifle left in her pocket. In this city she that day arrived with a design to make the most of her beauty, with an Englishman if possible, and then leave Germany.

"Keilheim had been unlucky at play; we were something distressed; the kindness you had shown to Charlotte made me believe it easy to impose upon you. We set an inquiry on foot about you, heard that Claudina and your brother were dead; we then formed this scheme, which has turned out so fatal to Charlotte, and, I fear, to myself."

This confession was made at intervals, as she had power to speak, and amazed the Gentlemen at such a regular system of vice as those wretches had long pursued; but Providence had at length overtaken them, nor would suffer the innocent to be a victim to such abominable duplicity.