into her Guardian's presence, tho' I did not know a syllable of it till afterwards, for I was out when both she & Reginald came, or I would have senthim away at all events; but she was shut upwith M^r . Johnson, while he waited in theDrawing room for me. —

She arrived yesterday in pursuit of herHusband; – but perhaps you know this alreadyfrom himself. — She came to this house to en::treat my Husband's interference, & before I could be aware of it, everything that you could wish to be concealed, was known to him; & unluckily she had wormed out of Manwaring's servant that he had visited you every day since yourbeing in Town, & had just watched him toyour door herself! — What could I do? — Factsare such horrid things! — All is by this time known to De Courcy, who is now alone with