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"You have indeed been overworked," said Cecilia, "and it is high time your feeble frame should have some rest What is the sum your cousin deether in all oes as fast as it conies, because there's many mouths, and small pay, and two of the little ones that can't help at all;--and there's no Billy, madam, to work for us now!"

"But tell me, what is the suenerous Cecilia, "if the situation will ive it youbefore she could sufficiently compose herself to answer the further questions of Cecilia, who next enquired what could be done with the children? Mrs Hill, however, hitherto hopeless of such a provision for herself, had for theo to her cousin, and consult upon this subject, as well as to ement of this business now became her favourite occupation She went herself to the shop, which was a very small one in Fetter-lane, and spoke with Mrs Roberts, the cousin; who agreed to take the eldest girl, now sixteen years of age, by way of helper; but said she had roo to raise the premium, she consented that the two little children should also live in the house, where they ht be under the care of their mother and sister

There were still two others to be disposed of; but as no i for them occurred to Cecilia, she determined, for the present, to place theht plain work, which could not but prove a useful qualification for whatever sort of business they ht hereafter attempt

Her plan was to bestow upon Mrs Hill and her children L100 by way of putting the; and, then, from time to tiencies or changes of situation ht require

Now, therefore, payment from Mr Harrel became immediately necessary, for she had only L50 of the L600 she had taken up in her own possession, and her customary allowance was already so appropriated that she couldin the sight of laborious indigence so affecting and so respectable, that it renders dissipation peculiarly conteance: every time Cecilia saw this poor family, her aversion to the conduct and the principles of Mr Harrel encreased, while her delicacy of shocking or sha him diminished, and she soon acquired for them what she had failed to acquire for herself, the spirit and resolution to claim her debt