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Mr Delvile, who regarded this silence as the effect of his awe- inspiring presence, beca his eyes round the rooers, he was visibly surprised, and looking at Cecilia for some explanation, seemed to stand suspended from the purpose of his visit till he heard one

Cecilia, earnest to have the business concluded, turned to Mr Briggs, and said, "Sir, here is pen and ink: are you to write, or am I? or what is to be done?"

"No, no," said he, with a sneer, "give it t'other; all in our turn; don't coht Honourable Mr Va

"Before rin, "know him? eh? ever hear of such a person?"

Mr Delvile coloured still deeper, but turning contes, who now regarded hily to Mr Hobson, "what do stand here for?--hay?--fall o' your hty?"

"As to falling on my marrowbones," answered Mr Hobson, "it's what I shall do to nohi to make me Chancellor of the Exchequer, or Coentleman any offence; but a man's a man, and for one man to worship another is quite out of law"

"Must, rand-dads else: keeps 'em in a roll; locks 'em in a closet; says his prayers to 'em; can't live without 'em: likes 'em better than cash!--wish had 'em here! pop 'em all in the sink!"

"If your intention, Sir," cried Mr Delvile, fiercely, "is only to insult me, I a you in ht not be under the same restraint as when it was my unfortunate lot to s, with an air of defiance, "what can do, eh? poke me into a family vault? bindcarcase? make a corpse of me, and call it one of your fas," interrupted Cecilia, who saw that Mr Delvile, tre up his stick, "be appeased, and let us finish our business!"

Albany now, hearing in Cecilia's voice the alarm hich she was seized, ca dissension? to what purpose this irritating abuse? Oh vain and foolish! live ye so happily, last ye so long, that time and peace may thus be trifled with?"