Woman, and the only thing which remainsfor me to do, is to die." "True Love is ever despondingreplied I, but I my dear CousinTom¹ will give you even greater hopes of conquering this fair one'sheart, than I have yet given you, by aſsuring you that I watched her with the strictest at::tention during the whole day, and could plainly discover that she cherishes in her bo::som though unknown to herself, a most ten::der affection for you."

"Dear Lady Scudamore cried I, This is morethan I never knew!"

"Did not I say that it was unknown to yourself? I did not, continued I to him, en=:courage you by saying this at first, thatSurprise might render the pleasure StillGreater." "No Cousin replied he in a languidvoice, nothing will convince me that I can have touched the heart of Henrietta Halton, and if you