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The scheeon who had already attended Mr Belfield with his present situation and address, and to desire him to continue his visits, for the payment of which she would herself be accountable

The raillery of young Delvile, however, had taught her to fear the constructions of the world, and she therefore purposed to keep both the surgeon and Mr Belfield ignorant to whoht be herman would be extremely hurt to find hiht his life too orth preserving to let it be sacrificed to his pride, and her internal conviction of being herself the iave to her an anxious and restless desire to be herself thehieon, she had already heardinto her chair, she ordered Ralph, her man, to enquire where he lived

"I know already where he lives, madam," answered Ralph, "for I saw his name over a door in Cavendish-street, Oxford-road; I took particular notice of it, because it was at the house where you stood up that day on account of the o to Tyburn"

This answer unravelled to Cecilia aDelvile when he had surprised her in that situation were now fully explained In seeing her coeon's house, he had naturally concluded she had only entered it to ask news of his patient, Mr Belfield; her protestations of hed at; and his hints at her reserve and dissi his offer of procuring her intelligence, at the very tih clandestinely, sought it for herself

This discovery, notwithstanding it relieved her froave her much vexation: to be supposed to take an interest so ardent, yet so private, in the affairs of Mr Belfield, ht well authorise all suspicions of her partiality for hi upon the stairs at his lodgings, would not fail to dispel it, and confirard She hoped, however, to have soon so up the mistake, and resolved in theall appearances that then it