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Morrice now undertook to procure them a table for tea, which, as the room was very full, was not easily done; and while they aiting his success, Miss Larolles, who fro up to her, and taking her hand, called out "Lord,you here? I was never so surprised in one into a convent, it's so extres in the world, as you not at Lady Nyland's last asse Mrs Harrel fifty times why you did not come, but it alent out of my head You've no notion how excessively I was disappointed"

"You are very obliging," said Cecilia laughing, "but I hope, since you so often forgot it, the disappointment did [not] much lessen your entertainment"

"O Lord no! I was never so happy in er Every body in the world was there You've no idea how delightful it was I thought verily I should have fainted with the heat"

"That was delightful indeed! And how long did you stay?"

"Why we danced till three in the an with Cotillons, and finished with country dances It was thequite in a style I was so h the last dance I really thought I should have dropt down dead Only conceive dancing five hours in such a ot home my feet were all blisters You have no idea how they s Delvile, "that you partake so little of these delights?"

"Because I fear," answered Cecilia, "I came too late into the school of fashion to be a ductile pupil"

"Do you know," continued Miss Larolles, "Mr Meadows has not spoke one word to h I am sure he saw me, for I sat at the outside on purpose to speak to a person or two, that I kneould be strolling about; for if one sits on the inside, there's no speaking to a creature, you know, so I never do it at the Opera, nor in the boxes at Ranelagh, nor any where It's the shockingest thing you can conceive to be ht as well be at home, for nobody can speak to one," "But you don't see at the outside"