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"Why now you put me in mind," said Mrs Belfield, "I saw a chair as soon as I coentle put it out of my head"

"Why this is what I call Hocus Pocus work!" said Mr Hobson; "but I shallfor"

Mrs Belfield, however, anticipated hirily called out, "What do you do here, Misters? do you only come to be out of the rain? I'll have no standfor the lady," cried one of the for a fiddlestick!" said Mrs Belfield; "here's no lady here, nor no company; so if you think I'll have , I shall shew you the difference One's dirt enough of one's oithout taking people out of the streets to help one Who do you think's to clean after you?"

"That's no business of ours; the lady bid us wait," answered the man

Cecilia at this dispute could with pleasure have cast herself out of theto avoid being discovered; but all plan of escape was too late; Mrs Belfield called aloud for her daughter, and then, returning to the front parlour, said, "I'll soon know if there's co it!" and opened a door leading to the next room!

Cecilia, who had hitherto sat fixed to her chair, now hastily arose, but in a confusion too cruel for speech: Belfield, wondering even at his own situation, and equally concerned and surprised at her evident distress, had hih without the least knowledge of any cause: and Henrietta, terrified at the prospect of her ht

Such was the situation of the discovered, abashed, perplexed, and embarrassed! while that of the discoverers, far different, was bold, delighted, and triumphant!

"So!" cried Mrs Belfield, "why here's Miss Beverley!--inat Mr Delvile

"Why here's a lady, sure enough!" said Mr Hobson, "and just where she should be, and that is with a gentle to reeable"

"I ca, but vainly, to speak with coht me into this rooerness, "returned honorance of the honour which Miss Beverley did my sister"