so astonishing a misapprehension of your Daughter'sfeelings? — Did not you know that she disliked SirJames?" —

"I knew that he was not absolutely the Manwhom she would have chosen. – But I was per::suaded that her objections to him did not arisefrom any perception of his Deficiency. — You mustnot question me however my dear Sister, too mi==nutely on this point — continued she, taking meaffectionately by the hand. — I honestly own thatthere is something to conceal. — Frederica makesme very unhappy. – Her applying to M^r . De Courcyhurt me particularly."

"What is it that you mean to infer said I, bythis appearance of mystery? — If you think your daughter at all attached to Reginald, her object::ing to Sir James could not leſs deserve to be at::tended to, than if the cause of her objecting had