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Everything was rapidly poured out, and she anxiously awaited the decision She had little hope of being allowed to go to Gracechurch Street, and did not press for it; but she could not refrain froht of her sister, so that it was plain that it would have been a cruel disappoint the newly-married couple She detected a certain sound of annoyance or perplexity in the tones that replied, and her accents beca as she concluded, "Pray, pray, sir, do not deny h for a refusal," he answered; "I was but considering howmay be contrived I knoould be your wish, and that it would see that you should act as hostess for your sister, but I fear that must be for another time This is not my house, and there are other reasons for which it would be wiser for you to receive no one here"

"It will be quite enough for o to Brentford to meet my dear, dear Harriet"

"Then be it so, my child Present my co inhospitality of the invalid"

Aurelia was overfloith joy at the anticipated hted letter to make the appointes more like the butterfly she was than like Madahtful playfellow than ever, recovering all the ani the last weeks Her only drawback to the pleasure was that each intervening evening convinced her ly that Mr Bela, which he could not prohibit On the previous night he asked many questions about her sister, in especial whether she were of an inquisitive disposition

"That rather depends on how much she has to say about herself," returned Aurelia, after some reflection "She likes to hear about other people's affairs, but she had h "Considering," he said, "how recently she has undergone the greatest event of a wouethe few hours that you are to pass together It seeenuous confidence, my sweet friend; but I trust to your discretion to say as little as you can contrive of your strange position here, and of the infirned to bear"