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"No, indeed, how should I?"

"I thought he ht have confided in your husband, since he makes so sure of his support"

"He has only once coo"

"It is strange," mused Harriet; "Mrs Dove says she would have taken her Bible oath that it was you, and my Lady believed as much, or she would not have been in such haste to have you wedded Nay, I'll never believe but he made his confidences to Betty when he cah not a word could I get from her"

"It must have been all a e at the thought of what ht have been "I wish you would not talk of it"

"Well he could have been but a fickle adorer--'tis the way of men, my dear, for he must have found some new flame while his mother and the Colonel were both at the Bath They have proof positive of his riding out of town at sundown, but whither he goes is unknown, for he takes not soparade"

"Poor young man, it is hard to be so beset with spies and watchers," said Aurelia

"Most true," said Harriet, "but I alad you are safe married like me, child, so that no one can accuse us Such roh to furnish a course of letters to the Tatler, or the Gentlewoazine, but I aood man"

Therewith they reached their inn, where Harriet, having satisfied herself that the said goodby the unwonted calural sermon, took Aurelia to her bedrooe in further confidences

"So, Aurelia, I can report towell, and as cheerful as can be expected"

"Nay, I have always told you I a"

"What, when you have never so , and then he was forced to veil his face froht"

"Nor has he ever seen you?"

"Not unless he then saw h to repeat the view, you are the most cruelly wasted and unworthily matched--"