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She was yet ruht her that Mr Monckton was in the parlour

Mingled disgust and indignationa ed, and could not possibly leave her room

Astonished by such a dismission, he left the house in the utmost confusion But Cecilia could not endure to see him, after a discovery of such hypocrisy and villainy

She considered, however, that the matter could not rest here: he would demand an explanation, and perhaps, by his unparalleled address, again contrive to see appearances were at present so , therefore, soain for the Pew-opener, to examine her more strictly

The woman was out at work in a private fa: but, when further questioned, the description she gave of Miss Bennet was too exact to be disputed

She then desired her to call again the nextand sent a servant to the Grove, with her coht send her carriage for her the next day, at any time she pleased, as she wished ht create soht, nevertheless, a suddenwith the Pew-opener, whom she meant abruptly to confront with her, would baffle the security of any previously settled scheme

To a conviction such as this even Mr Monckton ht at least save herself the pain of keeping up his acquaintance