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Soon after he was gone, and Cecilia became more tranquil, Henrietta, who had ith bitterness in a corner of the roo this scene, approached her, and, with an atteh in a voice hardly audible, said, "Ah, Miss Beverley, you will, at last, then be happy! happy as all your goodness deserves And I am sure I should rejoice in it if I was to die to make you happier!"

Cecilia, who but too well knew her full , tenderly e into any discourse with her

The firstover, the second was far more quiet, and in a very short time, he would scarcely quit her a ht a pleasure too great for denial, yet too serene for danger

The worthy Dr Lyster, finding her prospect of recovery thus fair, prepared for leaving London: but, equally desirous to do good out of his profession as in it, he first, at the request of Delvile, waited upon his father, to acquaint him with his present situation, solicit his directions for his future proceedings, and endeavour to negociate a general reconciliation

Mr Delvile, to whose proud heart social joy could find no avenue, was yet touched nity nor his displeasure had been able to repress re to which, with all his foibles, he had not been accustoination, the despondency of his son had struck him with fear and horror He had been haunted by self reproach, and pursued by vain regret; and those concessions he had refused to tenderness and entreaty, he noillingly accorded to change repentance for tranquility He sent instantly for his son, whom even with tears he embraced, and felt his own peace restored as he pronounced his forgiveness

Neever, to kindness, he retained it not long, and a stranger to generosity, he knew not how to make her welcome: the extinction of his remorse abated his compassion for Cecilia, and when solicited to receive her, he revived the charges of Mr Monckton

Cecilia, inforentle and painful illness, joined to his irrecoverable loss of her, she now hoped ht prevail with him to make reparation for the injuries he had done her

To Mr Monckton

I write not, Sir, to upbraid you; the hich have followed your ill offices, and which you may some time hear, will render my reproaches superfluous I write but to beseech that what is past le, you chose to misrepresent me to the Delvile family, you will have so e e