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Lady Margaret Monckton received Cecilia with the ised for the liberty she had taken inno return of civility, she withdrew to the room which had been prepared for her, and resolved as ht

It now became necessary without further delay to settle her plan of life, and fix her place of residence The forbidding looks of Lady Margaret made her hasten her resolves, which otherould for a while have given way to grief for her recent misfortune

She sent for the surveyor who had the superintendance of her estates, to enquire how soon her own house would be fit for her reception; and heard there was yet work for near two months

This answer made her very uncomfortable To continue two aret was a penance she could not enjoin herself, nor was she at all sure Lady Margaret would submit to it any better: she determined, therefore, to release herself fro an unwelco with so the two eneral arrangeuardians

For these purposes it would be necessary she should go to London: but hom, or in what manner, she could not decide She desired, therefore, another conference with Mr Monckton, who met her in the parlour

She then coed his counsel in her perplexities

He was delighted at the application, and extre at Bury, well knowing, he could then watch and visit her at his pleasure, and have far more comfort in her society than even in his own house, where all the vigilance hich he observed her, was short of that hich he was hiaret He endeavoured, however, to dissuade her froe sue, her fortune wholly in her power, and all attendance upon Mrs Charlton at an end, she had no longer any excuse for having a debt in the world, and would suffer no persuasion to ence in settling her accounts which she had so often censured in others To go to London therefore she was fixed, and all that she desired was his advice concerning the journey