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Cecilia was shewn into a parlour, where Mrs Belfield was very earnestly discoursing with Mr Hobson and Mr Sireat satisfaction, was already there, and reading

"Lack a-day!" cried Mrs Belfield, "if one does not always see the people one's talking of! Why it was but thisto Mr Hobson, I wonder, says I, a young lady of such fortunes as Miss Beverley should mope herself up so in the country! Don't you remember it, Mr Hobson?"

"Yes, mada lady's quite in the right to do as she's a reeable: and if I was a young lady to-morroith such fine fortunes, and that, it's just what I should doa littlea little matter above the world, if one has not one's oill?"

"Ma'am," said Mr Simkins, who had scarce yet raised his head from the profoundness of his bow upon Cecilia's entrance into the room, "if I may be so free, may I make bold just for to offer you this chair?"

"I called,the first moment in her power to speak, "in order to acquaint you that your daughter, who is perfectly well, has e in her situation, which she was anxious you should hear from myself"

"Ha! ha! stolen a match upon you, I warrant!" cried the facetious Mr Hobson; "a good exa lady; and if you takebefore you follow it; for as to a lady, let her be worth never so et herself a husband, being she knows nothing of business, and is h the nose"

"Fie, Mr Hobson, fie!" said Mr Si of the ladies before their faces! what one says in a corner, is quite of another nature; but for to talk so rude in their co"

"Sir, I don't want to be rude no more than yourself," said Mr Hobson, "for what I say is, rudeness is a thing that reeable; but I don't see because of that, why a entleman, provided he does it in a complaisant fashion"

"Mr Hobson," cried Mrs Belfield, very iht as well let hter"