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"As to being an A quite out of character Those sort of great people keep things of that kind for their own poor relations and cousins What I say is this; a reat people see you want theht up to business, and then when he's made his fortune, he may ith his hat on Why now there was your friend,to Cecilia, "that shot out his brains without paying any body a souse; pray hoas that beinga shilling?"

"Do you think a young lady," cried Mrs Belfield war behind a counter? I am sure if my son had ever done it, I should not expect any lady would so ht look a good while, and not see many such persons, let her look where she pleased And then he has such a winning ain, that I believe in my heart there's never a lady in the land could say no to hiious shyness, I never could make him own he had so in first?"

"Why no," said Mr Hobson, "that would be out of character another way Now reeable! and then he may ask what lady he pleases And when he's a ; for the ladies frown in courtship as a thing of course; it's just like aat a coachman; why he's not a bit more in a passion, only he thinks he sha'n't be minded without it"

"Well, forlady, andlady of fortune, and all that, I should like a entleman, such asfellow, that would make a point to have me whether I would or no"

"Ha! Ha! Ha!" cried Mr Hobson; "but the young ladies are not of that way of thinking; they are all for a little life and spirit Don't I say right, young ladies?"

Cecilia, who could not but perceive that these speeches was levelled at herself, felt offended and tired; and finding she had no chance of any private conversation with Henrietta, arose to take leave: but while she stopped in the passage to enquire when she could see her alone, a footed there, and been answered in the affired to knohether Miss Beverley was then in the house?