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"Poor gentle," said Betty

"Indeed I should have thought so, but it seems that he only needed a shock to rouse hi emotion has caused hiht, he found he could bear it I could scarce believefro me that if I would only remain still, he would use every endeavour to recover the dear one He went first to Brentford, thinking she ht have joined her sister there, but Mr and Mrs Arden had left it at the same time as she did Then he travelled on to their Rectory at Rundell Canonicoruht have followed the of her; and he next sought her with his friend the Canon of Windsor, but all in vain Meantie of her, only carrying away my little sisters, I believe because she found the me tales of their dear Cousin Aura's kindness When er, and profited by ht have found her way to her ho to confess all and i her"

With the large tears in his eyes, the youth rose from his chair as he spoke, and knelt on one knee before the Major, who exclaimed, extremely affected--"By all that is sacred, you have it, my dear boy It is a wretched affair, but you hout, and you have suffered heavily May God bless you both, and give us back my dear child My Lady must have been very hard with her, to make her thus fly, all alone"

"You do not know, I suppose, any cause for so tiht to a little restraint?"

"It seeirl said gave colour to the charge of having caused the fire, and that my mother in her first passion threatened her with the constable!"

"My poor Aurelia! that ht well scare her," cried Betty: "but how could it be?"

"They say she spoke of using soiven her to discover what the mystery was that alarmed her"