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At length the surgeon came out: Delvile flew to him, and stopt him, but could ask no question His countenance, however, rendered words unnecessary; the surgeon understood him, and said, "The lady will do very well; she has burst a blood vessel, but I think it will be of no consequence She must be kept quiet and easy, and upon no account suffered to talk, or to use any exertion"

Delvile now let hio, and flew himself into a corner to return thanks to heaven that the evil, however great, was less than he had at first apprehended He then went into the parlour to Cecilia, eagerly calling out, "Heaven be praised, my mother has not voluntarily cursed me!"

"O now then," cried Cecilia, "once itation has already alle of contending passions;--go to her, then, and cal wholly in her will, and being to her again the son she thinks she has lost!"

"Alas!" said he, in a tone of the deepest dejection; "I have been preparing myself for that purpose, and waited but your coo to her instantly," said Cecilia; "the least delayMrs Delvile, who, faint and weak, was seated upon an ar her head upon the shoulder of a maid servant, said, "Lean, dearest madam, upon me, and speak not, but hear us!"

She then took the place of the o out of the roo, at his sight, its wonted fire, darted upon hi with the apprehension of inflaain those passions which threatened her destruction, he hastily sank on one knee, and abruptly exclain myself to your will"

"Mine, also," cried Cecilia, "that will shall be; you need not speak it, we know it, and here solemnly we promise that ill separate for ever"

"Revive, then, hted honours, and think only of your health, for your son will never ly affected, held out her hand to hiation, and dropping her head upon the bosom of Cecilia, ith her other arony of tears