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Albany, who listened to these directions with silent, yet eager attention, now clasped both his hands with a look of rapture, and exclaimed "Virtue yet lives,--and I have found her?"

Cecilia, proud of such praise, and ambitious to deserve it, chearfully said, "where, Sir, shall we go now?"

"Hon; "I will not wear out thy pity by rendering woe fah at this moment more disposed for acts of charity than for business or for pleasure, ree was not unlimited, and would not press any further bounty for objects she knew not, certain that occasions and clai, would but too frequently arise a those hom she was more connected, she therefore yielded herself to his direction, and returned to Soho-Square

Again, however, he failed not to call the ti the invalid, to wholadness, he conducted her

The poor woman, whose disease was a rheumatic fever, was already iven her socleared of the children, she had had the refreshment of some sleep

She was now able to raise her head, and ments to her benefactress; but not a little was the surprise of Cecilia, when, upon looking in her face, she said, "Ah, madam, I have seen you before!"

Cecilia, who had not the smallest recollection of her, in return desired to knohen, or where?

"When you were going to be married, madam, I was the Pew-Opener at---- Church"

Cecilia started with secret horror, and involuntarily retreated from the bed; while Albany with a look of astonishment exclaimed, "Married! --why, then, is it unknown?"

"Ask me not!" cried she, hastily; "it is all athy nerves endure not to have touched! sooner will I expire than a breath of mine shall make it vibrate! Oh sacred be thy sorrow, for thou canst eneral enquiries, and heard that the poor woive up her office, from the frequent attacks which she suffered of the rheumatism; that she had received much assistance both from the Rector and the Curate of ---- Church, but her continual illness, with the largeness of her family, kept her distressed in spite of all help

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