Alice; "are you acquainted with Charles Adams?"

" To my sorrow madam I am. He came"" about half a year ago to receive the rents ""of the Estate I have just mentioned. At that"" time I first saw him; as you seem ma’am"" acquainted with him, I need not describe "" to you how charming he is. I could not resist ""his attractions;"–––

"Ah! who can," said Alice with a deep sigh.

"My aunt being in terms of the"" greatest intimacy with his cook, deter:""mined, at my request, to try whether""she could discover, by means of her freind""if theyre¹ were any chance of his returning"