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Few are the days of felicity unh ht their value, and by lided on with such rapidity, that before she thought thewas closed, and ere she was sensible the first as past, the second was departed for ever More and more pleased with the inmates of her new habitation, she found in the abilities of Mrs Delvile sources inexhaustible of entertainment, and, in the disposition and senti so concordant to her own, that almost every word he spoke shewed the syht her eyes was a reciprocation of intelligence Her heart, deeply wounded of late by unexpected indifference, and unreserved mortification, was now, perhaps,and exquisite pleasures which friendship and kindness possess the highest powers of bestowing Easy, gay, and airy, she only rose to happiness, and only retired to rest; and not htened was her present enjoy her retrospection to her earliest remembrance, she still found her actual situation more peculiarly adapted to her taste and temper, than any she had hitherto at any tiht was elapsed, she received a note from Mrs Harrel, with information of her arrival in town, and an entreaty that she would return to Portot to ress of time, was now all amazeht of going back with the ut her new abode with the ret The representations of Mr Monckton daily lost their force, and notwithstanding her dislike of Mr Delvile, she had no wish so earnest as that of being settled in his family for the rest of her ht; yet she knew not how to make the proposal, but from the uncommon partiality of Mrs Delvile, she hoped, with a very little encouragement, she would lead to it herself

Here, however, she was disappointed; Mrs Delvile, when she heard of the su her in terret, yet see indispensable, and dropt not theto prevent it

Cecilia, vexed and disconcerted, then e

The rest of this day, unlike every other which for the last fortnight had preceded it, was passed with little appearance, and no reality of satisfaction: Mrs Delvile was evidently concerned, her son openly avowed his chagrin, and Cecilia felt the uth every one was discontented, no effort wasany delay