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Cecilia, who had no difficulty in knowing this pretended school to propose conditions for according him her favour, when their ears were assailed by a forced phthisical cough, which they found proceeded frouise, and whose hobbling gait, grunting voice, and reatly enjoyed and applauded by the company

"How true is it, yet how inconsistent," cried the white do, we have all a horror of being old! The figure now passing is not matize any particular absurdity; its sole view is to expose to contee! and the design is notthan iuard from all approaches of death, should we close the only avenues to happiness in long life, respect and tenderness?"

Cecilia, delighted both by the understanding and hu joined by Mr Gosport, was beginning to be perfectly satisfied with her situation, when, creeping softly towards her, she again perceived the black gentleman

"Ah!" cried she, with some vexation, "here comes my old torain make me his prisoner"

"Fear not," cried the white domino, "he is an evil spirit, and ill surely lay him If one spell fails, we ed he would also assist in barricading her froratefully acceded to the proposal; and the white doned to each his station: he desired Cecilia would keep quietly to her seat, appointed the schooluard on the left, took possession himself of the opposite post, and ordered Mr Arnott to stand centinel in front

This arranges instantly secured their places; but while Mr Arnott was considering whether it were better to face the besieged or the enemy, the arch-foe rushed suddenly before him, and laid himself down at the feet of Cecilia!

Mr Arnott, extrean a serious expostulation upon the ill-breeding of this behaviour; but the devil, resting all excuse upon supporting his character, only answered by growling

The white domino seemed to hesitate for a moment in what manner to conduct hirin, said to Cecilia, "You told ht to follow you?"