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A tall and elegant youth now approached them, whose laurels and harp announced Apollo The white domino immediately enquired of him if the noise and turbulence of the co stilled into silence and rapture by the divineto the rooallery, and whence, as he spoke, issued the sound of a hautboy, "there is a flute playing there already"

"O for a Midas," cried the white dorace he received from him!"

They now proceeded to the apartment which had been lately fitted up for refreshments, and which was so full of company that they entered it with difficulty And here they were again joined by Minerva, who, taking Cecilia's hand, said, "Lord, how glad I ahtful black mask! I can't conceive who he is; nobody can find out; it's ht, and henoise when people touch hiht"

"And pray," cried the school his voice, "how camest thou to take the helmet of Minerva for a fool's cap?"

"Lord, I have not," cried she, innocently, "why, the whole dress is Minerva's; don't you see?"

"My dear child," answered he, "thou couldst as ith that little figure pass for a Goliath, as with that little wit for a Pallas"

Their attention was non froar, who so vehe out "Poor Toed to take off his mask, from an effect, not very delicate, of the heat!

Soon after, a gentlenity, though his broken English betrayed a native of France, the schoolmaster followed hian to address hiaily said, "Monsieur, j'ai l'honneur de representer Ciceron, le grand Ciceron, pere de sa patrie! mais quoique j'ai cet honneur-la, je ne suit pas pedant!--mon dieu, Monsieur, je ne parle que le Francois dans la bonne co, he went on

Just then Cecilia, while looking about the room for Mrs Harrel, found herself suddenly pinched by the cheek, and hastily turning round, perceived again her friend the chihtened Have soot never a husband yet! can't find one! looked all over, too; sharp as a needle Not one to be had! all catched up!"