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Yet still whither to go, what to do, or what to resolve, she holly unable to deter almost to ed to give over the atte quietly where she was, till she had better news from Delvile of his mother, or better news to send him of Mr Monckton; carefully,to alarm him by any hint of her distress

Yet was she not idle, either from despair or helplessness: she found her difficulties encreased, and she called forth more resolution to combat them: she animated herself by the pro froiven way, she now exerted herself with vigour to perfor an i, where expence seeave Henrietta to understand she feared they irl at the news, that she found it the most cruel office she had to execute The saave to Mrs Harrel, who repined at it more openly, but with a selfishness so evident that it blunted the edge of pity She then announced to Albany her inability to pursue, at present, their extensive scheh he instantly left her, to carry on his laborious plan elsewhere, the reverence she had now excited in him of her character, ret, and readily promise to return when her affairs were settled, or her mind more composed

These little preparations, which were all she couldto Delvile, sufficiently filled up her tihts were by no means confined to theer rather than live; the letters of Delvile, still only dated from Ostend, contained the most melancholy complaints of the illness of his mother; and the time advanced when her ansould be claiht of such another visit was almost intolerable; and within two days of the time that she expected it, she resolved to endeavour herself to prevail with Mr Eggleston to wait longer

Mr Eggleston was a gentleht; he was no relation to her fa a cousin to a lady he had married, and who had left hiard for him, and had rather mentioned him in his will as the successor of Cecilia, in case she died uned her na neither, than as a ht probable, if even possible, to turn out in his favour