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Mr Delvile, all the father awakened in his bosoer; and returned himself to St Ja by personal re his own inflexibility, and pursued by the pale ie of Cecilia

She was still in this unconscious state, and apparently as free fro as from enjoy, "Oh where is she? where is she? where is my dear Miss Beverley?" and Henrietta Belfield ran wildly into the rooht her to town, and directed her to the house: the mention that the lost lady talked much of a person by the name of Delvile, struck her instantly to mean Cecilia; the description corresponded with this idea, and the account of the dress confirmed it: Mr Arnott, equally terrified with herself, had therefore lent her his chaise to learn the truth of this conjecture, and she had travelled all night

Flying up to the bedside, "Who is this?" she cried, "this is not Miss Beverley?" and then screa with unrestrained horror, "Oh mercy! mercy!" she called out, "yes, it is indeed! and nobody would know her! --her own mother would not think her her child!"

"You must come away, Miss Belfield," said Mary, "you must indeed,--the doctors all say my lady must not be disturbed"

"Who shall take rily, "nobody Mary! not all the doctors in the world! Oh sweet Miss Beverley! I will lie down by your side,--I will never quit you while you live,--and I wish, I wish I could die to save your precious life!"

Then, leaning over her, and wringing her hands, "Oh I shall break my heart," she cried, "to see her in this condition! Is this the so happy Miss Beverley, that I thought every body born to give joy to? the Miss Beverley that seeentle, so kind to theevery body's faults but her own, and telling theood as herself!--Oh ould know her! ould know her! what have they done to you, ured you in this wicked and barbarous manner?"

In the midst of this simple yet pathetic testimony, to the worth and various excellencies of Cecilia, Dr Lyster came into the room The women all flocked around him, except Mary, to vindicate the this new comer's entrance and behaviour; but Mary only told hih to know her, there was nobody she was certain she would have been so glad to see