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The tidings of Lady Arabella's secret were eagerly listened to, and the token of the , to every one's satisfaction, a certain lock that he bore on a chain next his heart, and a little knot, surrounded with dia froh he declared he should never endure to do so again

It was evident that Lady Belle had really seen Aurelia; and where could that have been save at the fahters of "the great" were trained in the acco hopes, declared that he had always hter, and though it had been cruel, not to say worse, in her, to deny all knowledge of the fugitive, yet woe ways

"That is very hard on us women, sir," said Betty

"Ah! my dear, poor Urania never had such a reat world besides, and that's a bad school You will not take our Aureliawistfully to Sir Amyas

"I would not let a breath blow on her that could touch the bloo frank innocence," cried the lad "But think you she can be in health? Lady Belle spoke of her being pale!"

"Look atlady herself!" said the Major, which h They were full of hope The Major and his daughter would go themselves the next day, and a father's clai to Lady Arabella's desire

Their coach--for so Sir A--was at the door at the earliest possibleladies could be supposed to be astir; long before Mr Belamour was up, for he retained his old habits so reat occasions the he rose before noon; and while Eugene, under the care of Jureat felicity to see theparade in St Jauenot refugees had been tuition, and Mada-school so popular and fashionable that a second generation still hest rank were sent there to learn French, to play the spinnet, to erace It was only countrified o any farther, such as that lusus naturae, Miss Elizabeth Carter, who knew seven languages, or the Bishop of Oxford's niece, Catherine Talbot, who even painted natural flowers and wrote meditations! The education Aurelia Delavie had received over her Homer and Racine would be smiled at as quite superfluous