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Her mind was soht it a duty, yet felt reluctance in perforly the danger of Delvile's hearing her distress, but she kneell his inordinate self-sufficiency, she feared a hint of that sort ht be construed into an insult, and concluded her only chance that he would do any thing, was by leaving wholly to his own suggestions the weighing and settling what

But though nothing was more uncertain than whether she should be received at Delvile Castle, nothing was more fixed than that she must quit her own house, since the pride of Mr Delvile left not even a chance that his interest would conquer it She deferred not, therefore, any longer h wholly unsettled whither

Her first, which was also her most painful task, was to acquaint Henrietta with her situation: she sent, therefore, to desire to speak with her, but the countenance of Henrietta shewed her communication would not surprise her

"What is the matter with my dear Henrietta?" cried Cecilia; "who is it has already afflicted that kind heart which I am now coer appeared to be struggling with sorrow, answered, "No, e if I were, thinking as I think!"

"I aive to you, were it possible, nothing but pleasure and joy"

"Ahinto tears, "ill you say so when you don't care what beco to cast me off!--and when you will soon be too happy ever to think of me more!"

"If I am never happy till then," said Cecilia, "sad, indeed, will be entlest friend, you will always have your share in uest in my house, but for those unhappy circu inevitable"

"Yet you suffered oing away; and all the common servants in the house knew it before me"

"I am amazed!" said Cecilia; "how and which way can they have heard it?"

"The ht the first news of it, for he said all the servants there talked of nothing else, and that their master was to come and take possession here next Thursday"

Cecilia started at this ence; "Yet you envy h I a it, I ah him for who, or power of returning to me!"