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Cecilia, too full of hope and impatience for this delay, forced open the door herself, and without saying another word, jue, with intention to run down the street; but the coach her, protested she should not stir till he was paid

In the utined Delvile would be lost to her perhaps for ever, she put her hand in her pocket, in order to give up her purse for her liberty; but Mr Si a tiresome expostulation with the coach he would not see the lady cheated, began a tedious calculation of his fare

"O pay hione! an instant's delay may be fatal!"

Mr Simkins, too earnest to conquer the coachue concerning a disputed shilling, appealing to so spectators upon the justice of his cause; while his adversary, as far fro the coach had been hired for the lady, and he would be paid by herself

"Good God!" cried the agitated Cecilia,--"give hi he desires!"-The coachman, at this per the number of his coach, protested he would suentleman, who then came out of the coffee-house, offered to assist the lady, but the coachht

"Let erness and emotion; "detain me at your peril!--release ood God! good Heaven! detainher not to be in haste, began a fory for his conduct; but the inebriety of the coach; Cecilia, breathless with veheled in vain to break away; and the stranger gentle, with sundry compliments, he would himself take care of her, very freely seized her hand

This moment, for the unhappy Cecilia, teemed with calamity; she holly overpowered; terror for Delvile, horror for herself, hurry, confusion, heat and fatigue, all assailing her at once, while allthe for her fears, feelings, and faculties, and her reason suddenly, yet totally failing her, she one! and I must follow him to Nice!"