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Meantiht to the Grove, observed the encreasing influence of Albany with the nificent, unlih sometimes censured and sometimes admired, they ondered at universally He suffered her for a while to go on without re her enthusias that week folloas still distinguished by sorew so alarer He spoke to her arerous in its consequence; he said she would but court idom, called Albany a lunatic, whom she should rather avoid than obey; and insinuated that if a report was spread of her proceedings, a charity so prodigal, would excite such alare and splendid fortune, would ensure hi her alliance
Cecilia heard this exhortation without either terror or impatience, and answered it with the uter uncontrolled, for though her suspicions were not strengthened, they had never been reerous as distrust! She thanked him, however, for his zeal, but assured hih she acted froht Her incoe, and she holly without family or connection; to spend itstill worse than extravagance, it must result from wilfulness the most inexcusable, as her disposition was naturally averse to luxury and expence She ht save indeed, but for whoard to herself, she was so provided for it would be unnecessary She would never, she declared, run in debt even for a week, but while her estate holly clear, she would spend it without restriction
To his hint of any future alliance, she only said that those who disapproved her conduct, would probably be those she should disapprove in her turn; should such an event however take place, the retrenching from that time all her present peculiar expences, would surely, in a clear รบ3000 a-year, leave her rich enough for anyit incumbent upon her at present, to deny herself the only pleasure she could taste, in bestowing that money which to her was superfluous, upon those who received it as the prolongation of their existence
A firreatly shocked Mr Monckton, though it inti it; he saw she was too earnest, and too well satisfied she was right, to venture giving her disgust by controverting her arguments; the conversation, therefore, ended with new discontent to himself, and with an ih he was zealous and friendly, he was somewhat too worldly and suspicious