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"If he had done the generous thing," said Mr Simkins, "it would have been for him to have made the proffer of his services of his own free- will; and it's rather surpriseable to ht of it; for what could be so natural as for hiot a very likely young gentleman here, that's a little out of cash, says he, so I suppose,in that shape of life, would be no bad coood luck as that will come to my share," cried Mrs Belfield, "I can tell you that, for every thing I want to do goes quite contrary Who would not have thought such a son as h I say it before his face, could not have reat folks, and dining at their table just like one of theo on his oay, and think of hiht be ashamed to shew their faces, and so I should tell theht of them"

"I don'tfault hat you say, for I would not be unpelite in no shape; but if I ht be so free as for to differ a little bit, I uess sort of a manner; and if I was as you--"

"Mr Simkins," interrupted Belfield, "ill settle thisto the wearied Cecilia, "The man, madam," he said, "whom I have done myself the honour to reco; may I then tell hi in," cried Mr Si down to the ground, "but I only ht for to be i to rereat piece of luck, ma'am," said Mrs Belfield, "that you should happen to come here, of a holiday! If my son had not been at hoht coh but a Sunday, and not meet with him any more than if he had never a home to come to"