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How and by whom this affair had been betrayed to Mrs Delvile she knew not; but the discovery was nothing less than surprising, since, by various unfortunate accidents, it was known to so many, and since, in the horror and confusion of the e, neither Delvile nor herself had thought of even atteive any caution to the witnesses of that scene, not to make it known: an attempt, however, which , as the incident was too extraordinary and too singular to have any chance of suppression

During this conversation, one of the servants came to inform Cecilia, that a man was below to enquire if there was no answer to the note he had brought in the forenoon

Cecilia, greatly distressed, knew not upon what to resolve; that the patience of Delvile should be exhausted, she did not, indeed, wonder, and to relieve his anxiety was now almost her only wish; she would therefore instantly have written to hiht hier to be withstood: but she was uncertain whether he was yet acquainted with the journey of his reed to coement of the affair, she feared it would be dishonourable to take any step in it without her concurrence She returned, therefore, a e that she had yet no answer ready

In a very few minutes Delvile called himself, and sent up an earnest request for permission to see her

Here, at least, she had no perplexity; an interview she had given her positive word to refuse, and therefore, without a moment's hesitation, she bid the servant infored, and sorry it was not in her power to see any coreatest perturbation he left the house, and i lines

To Miss Beverley I entreat you to see me! if only for an instant, I entreat, I implore you to see me! Mrs Charlton may be present, all the world, if you wish it, may be present,--but deny me not admission, I supplicate, I conjure you!

I will call in an hour; in that tieain You will not, I think, turn me from' your door, and, till I have seen you, I can only live in its vicinity M D

The ht this note, waited not for any answer

Cecilia read it in an agony of mind inexpressible: she saw, by its style, how e of his te himself ill- used She ardently wished to appease and to quiet hi obdurate and unfeeling, even more, at thatin its purity, and animated in its affections, few sensations can excite keenerthought worthless or ungrateful by the objects of our chosen regard To be deprived of their society is less bitter, to be robbed of our own tranquillity by any other