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"Your ladyship must excuse me," said Betty, "I have no dress to appear in, even if I had spirits for the company"

"Ah! my dear cousin, how do you think it is with my spirits? Yet I think it my duty not to allow myself to be moped, but to exert myself for the interest of my son While as to dress, my woman can direct you to the milliner ould equip you in the last mode What, still obstinate? Nay, then, Harry, I can take no excuse froence fro re-"Well, what think you of that, Betty?"

"Think, sir?--I think it is not for my lady to talk of villains"

"She is in absolute error respecting Belamour; but then she has not seen him since his recovery Women are prone to those fancies, and in her unprotected state, poor thing, no wonder she takes alarht her rather over-protected"

"Now, Betty, you need not take a leaf out of Mrs Duckworth's book, and begin to be censorious You sa relieved she was to have me, her own blood relation, to turn to, instead of that e his step- in this argu that to censure my Lady only incited her father to defend her

For her own part her consternation was great, and she walked on in silence, only speaking again to acquiesce in her father's observation that theyto Mr Belamour of my Lady's plans for his seclusion

They found Mr Belaene out for a ith Juer state of excitement at the shops, the horses, sedans, and other wonders, did soether with dinner, to wile away the weary tihter had returned, they were joined by the young baronet, who caood deal more impetuosity than he would have permitted himself at home

"At last I have escaped," he said "I fear you have waited long foryou had discovered soine "