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This intelligence was to Mr Monckton a surprise the reeable he could receive Her distaste for the areatly relieved his fears of her for connection, and the discovery that while so anxiously he had sought her every where in public, she had quietly passed her time by her own fireside, not only re-assured hiht meet with her in future

He then talked of the duel, and solicitously led her to speak [openly] of Sir Robert Floyer; and here too, his satisfaction was entire; he found her dislike of hie of her disposition made hi her anxiety about the quarrel, by explaining to hi occasioned it herself, fro the civility of Mr Belfield, at the verythat of Sir Robert

Neither did her confidence rest here; she acquainted him with the conversation she had just had with Mr Harrel, and begged his advice in what ht secure herself from further importunity

Mr Monckton had now a new subject for his discern had confirmed to him the passion which Mr Arnott had conceived for Cecilia, and he had therefore concluded the interest of the Harrels would be all in his favour: other ideas now struck hiiven up for Sir Robert, and he determined carefully to watch the uardian, in order to discover the nature of their plans and connection Mean time, convinced by her unaffected aversion to the proposals she had received, that she was at present in no danger froue he suspected, he nance to their solicitations, which could not fail, before long, to dishearten them both

"But Sir," cried Cecilia, "I now fear this man as much as I dislike hih they have encreased ust, make me dread to shew it I am impatient, therefore, to have done with him, and to see him no more And for this purpose, I wish to quit the house of Mr Harrel, where he has access at his pleasure"

"You can wish nothing more judiciously," cried he; "would you, then, return into the country?"

"That is not yet in uardians To-day I have seen Mrs Delvile, and--"

"Mrs Delvile?" interrupted Mr Monckton, in a voice of astonish into that family?"