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I said not a word; but my face, if it had any connection with my heart, must have looked melancholy indeed: and so I have some reason to believe it did; for he added with much more softness, though no less dignity, "Will Miss Anville allow me to ask her address, and to pay my respects to her before I leave town?"
"I protest," cried she, "I should have taken that for a shrug, if you had not told me 'twas a bow." "My lord," cried Mr. Coverley, "let's practise;" and then, most ridiculously, they pranced about the room, making bows. "We must now," said Lord Orville, turning to me, "call upon Miss Anville." "O no, my Lord," cried I; "indeed I have nothing to propose."
At last, "My Lord" said she, sarcastically, "have you been so good as to help Miss Anville to look for my books?" "Yes, Madam," answered he, attempting to rally, "and I hope we shall soon be able to find them." "Your Lordship is extremely kind," said she, drily, "but I can by no means consent to take up any more of your time."
Selwyn, "but my will is yet unsigned, and I don't choose to venture in a phaeton with a young man while that is the case." "O," cried Mrs. Beaumont, "you need not be afraid of my Lord Orville, for he is remarkably careful." "Well, Miss Anville," answered she, "what say you?"
"You have-you have a sister!" cried I, from an impulse of pity, which I could not repress; "a sister who is most warmly interested in your welfare, and who only wants opportunity to manifest her friendship and regard." "Gracious Heaven!" cried he, "what does Miss Anville mean?"
"Drive on!" cried he to the coachman;"Miss Anville, I will not compel you; I will exact no promise, but trust wholly to your generosity."
"I must conclude, then," said he, "that the letter deserves your utmost contempt,-but that the name of Orville is sufficient to make you prize it." "Sir Clement," cried I, colouring, "you are quite-you are very much-the letter is not-" "O, Miss Anville," cried he, "you blush!-you stammer!-Great Heaven! it is then all as I feared!"
I would fain have waived the subject, but Madame Duval was determined to make it public. She told tham that she had it in her head to make something of me, and that they should soon call me by another name than that of Anville; and yet that she was not going to have the child married neither.
"You sigh!" cried he, taking my hand, "would to Heaven I were the sharer of your uneasiness, whencesoever it springs! with what earnestness would I not struggle to alleviate it!-Tell me, my dear Miss Anville,-my new-adopted sister, my sweet and most amiable friend!-tell me, I beseech you, if I can afford you any assistance?"
We came home very safe; and thus ended this so long projected and most disagreeable affair. I HAVE just received a most affecting letter from Mr. Macartney. I will inclose it, my dear Sir, for your perusal. More than ever have I cause to rejoice that I was able to assist him. Mr. Macartney to Miss Anville. Madam,
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