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An occasion of discussion with Mr Arnott very speedily offered Mr Harrel said he had observed in the looks of his friends at the Pantheon ht of him, and declared he should take yet another ive a splendid entertainment at his own house to all his acquaintance, to which he meant to invite every body of any consequence he had ever seen, and almost every body he had ever heard of, in his life

Levity so unfeeling, and a spirit of extravagance so irreclainostics; yet Cecilia would not desist fron She therefore took the earliest opportunity of speaking with Mr Arnott upon the subject, when she openly expressed her uneasiness at the state of his brother's affairs, and wared her displeasure at his dissipated way of life

Mr Arnott soon shewed that example was all he wanted to declare the sa disapproved the conduct of Mr Harrel, and trembled at the situation of his sister They then considered what it was possible to propose that ht retrieve their affairs, and concluded that entirely to quit London for so theh fearfully, and averse to the talk, told his sister their ed to him, and would certainly consider his proposal, and mention it to Mr Harrel--Parties of pleasure, however, intervened, and the proain spoke herself Mrs Harrel, er offended by her interference, but contented herself with confessing that she quite hated the country, and could only bear to live in it in summer time And when Cecilia very earnestly expostulated on the weakness of such an objection to a step absolutely necessary for her future safety and happiness, she said, she could do no worse than that if already ruined, and therefore that she thought it would be very hard to expect from her such a sacrifice before-hand

It was in vain Cecilia reer than her understanding, and therefore, though she listened to her with patience, she concluded with the sah al with Mr Harrel hi an opportunity which he had not tier, and of the ht be avoided

He paid unusual attention to her advice, but said she was much mistaken with respect to his affairs, which he believed he should now very speedily retrieve, as he had had the preceding night an unco able very shortly to pay all his debts, and begin the world again upon a new score