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Dr Lyster no very angry, and telling her such violence htened her into more order, and drew her away hio with her into another room, where, when her first veheht her to a sense of the danger she ht occasion, and ained strength to behave better

When Dr Lyster went again to Delvile, he found hi stay; he communicated to him briefly what had passed, and counselled hiht of as suffered by this unguarded and ardent girl Delvile readily assented, for the weight of his oas too heavy to bear any addition

Henrietta now, kept in order by Dr Lyster, contented herself with only sitting on the bed, without atte to speak, and with no other e at her sick friend, and covering her strea the roo at liberty and aloud in another

But, in the evening, while Delvile and Dr Lyster were taking one of their melancholy rambles, a new scene was acted in the apartment of the still senseless Cecilia Albany suddenly made his entrance into it, accoes of four to six, neatly dressed, clean, and healthy

"See here!"' cried he, as he cauid head, and look this way! you think id, --an enemy to pleasure, austere, harsh, and a forbidder of joy: look at this sight, and see the contrary! who shall bring you comfort, joy, pleasure, like this? three innocent children, clothed and fed by your bounty!"

Henrietta and Mary, who both knew hi he said or did, and the nurses presumed not to interfere but by whispers

Cecilia, however, observed nothing that passed; and Albany, somewhat astonished, approached nearer to the bed; "Wilt thou not speak?" he cried

"She can't, Sir," said one of the women; "she has been speechless many hours"

The air of triued into disappointhtfully and sorrowfully conteh, said, "Hoill the poor rue this day!" Then, turning to the children, who, awed by this scene, were quiet from terror "Alas!" he said, "ye helpless babes, ye know not what you have lost: presuht you to be seen by your benefactress, but she is going where she will find many such"