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"Besides," said Cecilia, "as I have his bond for what I have parted with, I have, at least, no right to complain, unless, after he receives his rents, he refuses to pay me"

"His bonds! his rents!" exclaiuinea? and what are his rents, when all he ever owned must be sold before they are due, and when he will not himself receive a penny from the sale, as he has neither land, house, nor possession of any sort that is not ed?"

"Nay, then," said Cecilia, "if so, it is indeed all, over! I a, therefore, reet I ever was richer!"

"This is very youthful philosophy," said Mr Monckton; "but it will not lessen your regret hereafter, when the value of money is better known to you"

"If I shall dearly buy my experience," said Cecilia, "let ood use of it; and, since my loss seems irremediable to myself, let me at least endeavour to secure its utility to Mr Harrel"

She then told hientleman some scheme of reformation, while yesterday's events were yet recent in his mind: but Mr Monckton, who had hardly patience to hear her, exclairace he is courting What is now uard you from his further machinations, for you may else be involved in ruin as deep as his own He nos the way to frighten you, and he will not fail to put it in practice"

"No, Sir," answered Cecilia, "he would vainly apply to me in future: I cannot repent that I ventured not yesterday to brave his menaces, but too little is the comfort I feel from what I have bestowed, to suffer any consideration to make me part with more"

"Your resolution," answered he, "will be as feeble as your generosity will be potent: depend nothing upon yourself, but instantly quit his house You will else be made responsible for every debt that he contracts; and whatever may be his difficulties hereafter, he will know that to extricate hi, and to shew you a sword or a pistol"

"If so, then," said Cecilia, looking dohile she spoke, "I suppose I o to Mr Delvile's"

This was by no er to her fortune with one of her guardians, than to her person with the other He ventured, therefore, to reco that his house would be a security against her seeing any ht again be as unrivalled in her opinion and esteem, as he formerly was in the country