Part 53 (1/2)

'Where I shall ree of honesty, virtue, wisdom, and all that, as is to be found in certain other assemblies'

CHAPTER VIII

_Bad co much expectation: A question that shocks and surprises: Clarke and Olivia, or the overflowing of a full and friendly heart: Variousof the letter and the emotions it produces: Resolutions worthy of virtuous love_

I left the tavern in no very pleasant temper of mind: impatient that I should be unable to convince, and reform, a man of such extraordinary acuteness as Belmont: vexed that he, on the contrary, should persuade himself that he was erous excess of vanity: and disgusted that vice and virtue should be so confused, in the minds of men, as to render their boundaries almost undiscoverable

Such I mean was the i the stale but dangerous maxim that--men are vicious by nature; and, therefore, that to profit by their vices is no s, which were now in Albe note fro to tell you which you little expect'

Belotten in an instant; and away I hurried, briitation, conjecture, and impatience

I found Miss Wilmot alone; and her first words were--'Oh, Mr Trevor!

you are a happy , with hope; and made no reply She thus continued

'Miss Mowbray has been here'

'Good heavens!'

'She has acted like herself I know not how I shall tell you the story, so as to do her justice'

'For the love of God, proceed!'

'As nearly as I can recollect her words, she began in thisherself to me, ”what you will think of ; and at the next bla taken rosslysuspected; and it cannot but be my duty to enquire Have you lately seen Mr

Trevor?”

'”I never fail to see him every day I have a letter from him, for you; which he has disdained to take any clandestineto you Here it is”

'”Before I date think about his letter, answer me one question Is he a murderer?”

'”A murderer! In the name of God! what can induce you to make such an enquiry?”

'”I have been assured that he has caused the death of two men: one of whom he killed himself”

'”Where? When? How?”

'”At Bath By delivering one over to the fury of thewith the other”

'”Heavens and earth! It is false! wickedly false!”