too liberal, and has himself undergone such exquisite misery from being frustrated in his dearest wishes, that I am convinced he will never oppose his daughter's union with a man who would generously have married her when she was portionless and dependant, and knew not from her doubtful extraction the rank of her parents.They might have been the most worthless of human beings. To your family and character," continued Amelrosa, "no person can object; but even if by any unexpected circumstance my marriage with you should not be approved, depend on the sincerity of my assertions, when I assure you, I will never be the wife of any other than yourself,-gratitude and affection binding me to you with indissoluble bonds, that no persuasions can prevail on me to sever, which perhaps, (she added with a smile,) you will be sorry to hear."

This last remark produced a gallant speech from Montague, who kissed her

hand

hand with transport; and the most impres sive language cannot do justice to the delight he felt at the energy with which she spoke, and was so flattering to him; and after some further conversation on the subject, and general topics of discourse, in the course of a few hours the party separated; Mr. and Mrs. Romney, with Amelrosa, proceeded on their route to London, where Montague promised soon to join them, expecting leave of absence in the course of two or three days; and Lord Conrade, Felicité, the nurse and little boy departed for Exmouth; his lordship bearing with him a greater share of wretchedness than he suffered before he met Miss Rossmore and her friends at the inn, which excited her utmost commiseration; as his late behavior, self-denial, and repentance, atoned in a considerable degree for his former errors.

Beatrice, when she attended Amelrosa at night, and heard from her that she had unexpectedly seen the gentleman who rescued

her from confinement in the forest of Arvilla, expressed her satisfaction; saying, she knew her lady loved him and he loved her, or he would not have taken so much trouble about her, and endangered his life for a lady he cared nothing about and did not like him; adding she prayed every night to see her dear lady happily married; and as she knew she liked the handsome, brave gentleman that came to the palace, it would not be long she hoped before her prayers were heard. The usual loquacity of the good woman did not stop here, and she painted in her simple manner, such a delightful picture of happiness, which she said, she was certain awaited her lady; that Amelrosa went to bed, her imagination filled with these pleasing ideas and visions of future, and undisturbed felicity floated round her head.

Montague soon followed them to town, and after the pleasure of seeing each other had subsided, and allowed them to think

of

of any one else, Amelrosa inquired eagerly where his sister Emmeline was. Her brother informed her, that she was still with his uncle, and had wrote him word, she had written several times to Amelrosa, but never received any answer, which Miss Rossmore attributed to her not having sent in the confusion and distress of her mind; her direction to Emmeline since she left Mrs. Stanhope's, where the letters most probably remained, and of whose treachery and her daughter's she. became fully acquainted to her extreme horror; by the disclosure Montague made to her, of their base representation to him respecting her attachment to Lord Conrade, and she lamented the badness of their hearts. The pensiveness of Emmeline's appearance, Montague informed her in confidence, was occasioned by the death of a gentleman to whom she was engaged, and expired of a fever when the preparations had taken place for their nuptials. This relation excited Amelrosa's

warmest sympathy, who while she looked at Montague, thrilled with anguish when she reflected, how acute would be her feelings at a similar event, as to be deprived of those we love; she thought at the height of our fondest expectations is the keenest of all miseries.

They had been settled more than a week in London, when Mrs. Romney at Ame!rosa's request, wrote to acquaint Lord Rossmore with the engagement subsisting between his daughter and Captain Glenholme, (which she had slightly mentioned in the narrative she related to her father,) and likewise informed his lordship that Captain Glenholme had entreated her to intercede in his favor, and present at the same time enclosed, a letter from him; in which in the most elegant manner Montague solicited Lord Rossmore's approbation of his addresses to Amelrosa. Sir Robert on this occasion also received a letter from his nephew, asking his consent; and Glen

holme