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Aurelia hoped theof insecurity, but she found to her relief that Madge was really more trustworthy than Loveday She overheard froe was strenuously refusing ad her, all in vain; but she was only beginning to breathe freely when Loveday brought, not another letter, but as less easy to stop, a personal entleman"

"Loveday, after what you said yesterday, how can you be so--wicked?" said Aurelia

"Indeed, miss, 'tis only as your true isher"

Aurelia turned away to leave the room

"Yes, it is, ma'am! Onherself on the her dress "It is because I knowcan be worse than wrong-doing," said Aurelia

"Ah! you don't kno, listen, one moment I would not--indeed I would not--if I did not know that he meant true and honourable--as he does, indeed he does He is madder after you then ever he was for my lady, for he says you have all her beauty, and freshness and si And you should never leave me, indeed you should not, o to the Fleet I have got a cousin there, poor fellow--he is always in trouble, but he is a real true parson notwithstanding, and I'd never leave your side till the knot was tied fast Then you would laugh at my lady, and be one of the first ladies in the land, for , and when you are a countess you will reo You have said too an the old dee, and the folly of adhering to it when nobody knehere his honour was gone, she said resolutely, "I shall write to Lady Belaer"

On this Loveday fairly fell on the floor, grovelling in her wild entreaty thatthat it was not so much for the sake of the consequences to herself as to the young lady, for there was no guessing what uessed at Colonel Mar's adhtened at her violence, finally pro as Loveday abstained froes, but on the least attempt on her part to refer to him, a complaint should certainly be made to my lady