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"Me!" cried Cecilia, astonished, "run out great part of my fortune!"

"Perhaps that is another mistake! I have not often been so unfortunate; and you are not, then, in debt?"

"In debt, Sir?"

"Nay, I have no intention to inquire into your affairs Good , I entreat, Sir, that you will stop!--n to hear my justification or not"

"O, I am mistaken, it seems! misinformed, deceived; and you have neither spent more than you have received, nor taken up money of Jews? your minority has been clear of debts? and your fortune, now you are of age, will be free froan to understand hierly answered, "do you ?"

"O no; by no means, I conceive the whole to be a mistake!"

And he went to the door

"Hearhim; "since you know of that transaction, do not refuse to listen to its occasion; I took up the money for Mr Harrel; it was all, and solely for him"

"For Mr Harrel, was it?" said he, with an air of supercilious incredulity; "that was rather an unlucky step Your servant, ma'am"

And he opened the door

"You will not hear me, then? you will not credit itation

"Some other time, ma'am; at present ain, stiffly bowing, he called to his servants, aiting in the hall, and put himself into his chair