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'It is useless to deny it,' said Madame Cheron, 'I see in your

countenance, that you are no stranger to this letter; and, I dare say,

you have receivede, in my own house'

Emily, shocked at the indelicacy of this accusation, still ot the pride, that

had imposed silence, and endeavoured to vindicate herself from the

aspersion, but Madame Cheron was not to be convinced

'I cannot suppose,' she resuto ed him to do so,

and I must now'--'You will allow me to remind you, madam,' said Emily

timidly, 'of some particulars of a conversation we had at La Vallee

I then told you truly, that I had only not forbade Monsieur Valancourt

fro my family'

'I will not be interrupted,' said Mada to say--I--I-have forgot what I was going to say But

how happened it that you did not forbid hied hi er in the place,--a young

adventurer, no doubt, who is looking out for a good fortune However, on

that point he has mistaken his aim'