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"You will find all this, sir, end in nothing"

"That,lady at eight o'clock in theinto a church with a young gentleman, and one female friend; and is afterwards observed to coyman and another person, supposed to have officiated as father, and is seen get into a coach with saentleman, and sa!--"

"They may seem so, Sir; but all conclusions drawn from them will be erroneous I was not married then, upon my honour!"

"We have little,enough to bear a trial, and--"

"A trial!--"

"We have traced, madaht months share of such an estate as this, is orth a little trouble"

"I aleston never desired you to leston, h he knew the whole affair so long ago, he was persuaded Mr Delvile had private reasons for a short conceal every day when they would be cleared up by his taking your na now informed he set out last week for the continent, he has been advised by his friends to claihts"

"That claim, sir, he need not fear will be satisfied; and without any occasion for threats of enquiries or law suits"

"The truth, leston is at present in a little difficulty about some money matters, which makes it a point with him of some consequence to have the affair settled speedily: unless you could conveniently co a particular sum, till it suits you to refund the whole that is due to hi, sir, is due to hi I shall enter into no terms, for I have no compromise to make As to the premises, I will quit them with all the expedition in my power"

"You will do well, madam; for the truth is, it will not be convenient to hier"

He then went away

"When, next," cried Cecilia, "shall I again be weak, vain, blind enough to form any plan with a hope of secresy? or enter, with any hope, into a clandestine scheme! betrayed by those I have trusted, discovered by those I have not thought of, exposed to the cruellest alar attacks!--Such has been the life I have led since the eot her dignity, or she would not have concurred in an action which to such disgrace made me liable!"