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"I will tell you,to open itself, and nobody have I dared trust I have thought, then, I have soht,--lad obedience,--ht reater lady!"

"Indeed," cried Cecilia, extremely affected by this plaintive tenderness, "I believe it--and were I him, I could not, I think, hesitate aher n to her to be silent; but Mrs Belfield had not been an instant in the passage, before a thundering knocking at the street-door occasioned it to be instantly re-opened A servant then enquired if Mrs Belfield was at ho answered by herself in the affirht into the house

But as the astonishment of Cecilia, when, in another moment, she heard fro, "Your servant, ma'am; Mrs Belfield, I presun to her of silence, for her own amazement was sufficient to deprive her of speech

"Yes, Sir," answered Mrs Belfield; "but I suppose, Sir, you are soentleman to my son"

"No, madam," he returned, " from her surprise, deter that to be seen in it would be regarded as a confirmation of all that he had asserted She whispered, therefore, to Henrietta, that shethe door leading to the passage, she found Mr Delvile's chair

She closed it again, irresolute what to do: but after a little deliberation, she concluded to out-stay him, as she was known to all his servants, ould not fail toher; and a retreat so private orse than any other risk A chair was also in waiting for herself, but it was a hackney one, and she could not be known by it; and her footman she had fortunately dismissed, as he had business to transact for her journey next day

Mean-while the thinness of the partition between the two parloursevery word that was said unavoidable

"I ae you," Mrs Belfield answered; "but pray, Sir, what's your name?"

"My name, ma'aed to announce myself; nor is there any present necessity I shouldto no very common person, and probably to one you will have little chance to ain"