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The stillness was first broken by the jangle of their own little church bell, for Mr Arden was a ave two services when he was not in course at the cathedral The young ladies always attended both, but as Harriet and Aurelia crossed the lawn, their brother ran to , "We are not to wait for sister"

"I hope ene, "but thewith hi to take Lively Tom and Brown Bet and the two other colts to London He asked if I should like to ride a-cockhorse there with hihed and said it was not my turn, but he should take Miss Aurelia instead"

Aurelia laughed, and Harriet said, "Extreuessed what Betty was at that

"I am astonished," wrote Lady Belahly advantageous an Offer for your Daughter I can only understand it as a Token that you desire no further Connection with, nor Favour froive up the Accounts, and vacate the House by Michael to allow soe your Mind within the next Week and send up your Daughter with Dove and his Wife, I will overlook your first hasty and foolish Refusal, ungrateful as it was, and will receive your Daughter and give her all the Advantages I promised Otherwise your Employment is at an end, and you had better prepare your Accounts for Hargrave's Inspection"

"There is no help for it then," said Betty

"And if it be for the child's advantage, we need not ht out of our house, but we ood"

"If I were only sure it is for her good!"

"Why, child, there's scarce a wench in the county ould not go down on her knees for such a chance See what Maday!"

Betty said no itations had been that since Aurelia ene, it was better not to disturb hier him at the moment and disquiet hi with her, since that good woman had been nurse to the little Belamour cousins now deceased, and ell known as an excellent and trustworthy person, so that, if she were going to act in the same capacity to my Lady's second family, Aurelia would have a friend at hand So the Major cheated his grief by greeting the church-goers with the hilarious announce London to my Lady's house"