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Cecilia, who both read and pitied these conflicting emotions, was herself extremely hurt by this necessary separation She tenderly loved Henrietta, she loved her even the more for the sympathy of their affections, which called forth the s fro!

"Farewell," she cried, "my Henrietta, be but happy as you are innocent, and be both as I love you, and nothing will your friends have to wish for you, or yourself to regret"

"IHenrietta, "that I cannot live with you for ever! I should regret it if I were queen of all the world, howand nobody! I do not wish you happy, madam, for I think happiness was made on purpose for you, and nobody else ever had it before; I only wish you health and long life, for the sake of those ill be made as happy as you,--for you will spoil the ever happy without you!"

Cecilia re-iterated her assurances of a ard, e Mr Arnott, and then parted with the still many small matters to settle, and neither co thro' the hall, in her way to her own room, she was much surprised to see all her domestics assembled in a body She stopt to enquire their intention, when they eagerly pressed forward, hued? "For no reason in the world," cried Cecilia, "but because it is at present out of er"

"Don't part with me, madam, for that," cried one of the!"

"So will I!" cried another, "And I!" "And I!" was echoed by them all; while "no other such mistress is to be found!" "We can never bear any other place!" and "keep ed by each of them

Cecilia, distressed and flattered at once by their unwillingness to quit her, received this testiratitude for the kind and liberal treatment they had received, with the warmest thanks both for their services and fidelity, and assured theain she was settled, all those who should be yet unprovided with places, should be preferred in her house before any other clai, with difficulty, broken from them, she sent for her own man, Ralph, who had lived with her many years before the death of the Dean, and told him she meant still to continue hiht, and proence to deserve her favour She then communicated the same news to her maid, who had also resided with her some years, and by ith the same, or more pleasure it was heard