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“ When alone , Safie resolved in her own mind the plan of conduct that it would become her to pursue in this emergency . A residence in Turkey was abhorrent to her ; her religion and her feelings were alike averse to it . By some papers of her father which fell into her hands she heard of the exile of her lover and learnt the name of the spot where he then resided . She hesitated some time , but at length she formed her determination . Taking with her some jewels that belonged to her and a sum of money , she quitted Italy with an attendant , a native of Leghorn , but who understood the common language of Turkey , and departed for Germany . “ She arrived in safety at a town about twenty leagues from the cottage of De Lacey , when her attendant fell dangerously ill . Safie nursed her with the most devoted affection , but the poor girl died , and the Arabian was left alone , unacquainted with the language of the country and utterly ignorant of the customs of the world . She fell , however , into good hands . The Italian had mentioned the name of the spot for which they were bound , and after her death the woman of the house in which they had lived took care that Safie should arrive in safety at the cottage of her lover . ” Chapter 15 “ Such was the history of my beloved cottagers . It impressed me deeply . I learned , from the views of social life which it developed , to admire their virtues and to deprecate the vices of mankind . “ As yet I looked upon crime as a distant evil , benevolence and generosity were ever present before me , inciting within me a desire to become an actor in the busy scene where so many admirable qualities were called forth and displayed . But in giving an account of the progress of my intellect , I must not omit a circumstance which occurred in the beginning of the month of August of the same year . “ One night during my accustomed visit to the neighbouring wood where I collected my own food and brought home firing for my protectors , I found on the ground a leathern portmanteau containing several articles of dress and some books . I eagerly seized the prize and returned with it to my hovel . Fortunately the books were written in the language , the elements of which I had acquired at the cottage ; they consisted of Paradise Lost , a volume of Plutarch’s Lives , and the Sorrows of Werter . The possession of these treasures gave me extreme delight ; I now continually studied and exercised my mind upon these histories , whilst my friends were employed in their ordinary occupations .
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