And now, my dear Lady G. let me repeat my question; What is become of your brother?

Forgive me, this light, this amusing manner. My grandaiamuia speaks of this visit as an appearance, so sudden, and so short, and nobody seeing him but she; that it gave a kind of anmsing levity to my pen, and I could not resist the temptation I was under to surprise you, as he has done us ail. How could he take such a journey, see nobody but my grandmam-ma, and Hy ihe country? Did he do it to spare us, or to spare himself?

The direct truth is this: My grandmamma was .silting by hersell”, as above: James told her, as above, that a gentleman desired to be introduced to her. He tvas introduced. He called himself by his own name; took her hand; saluted her Your character, madam, and mine, said he, are so well known to each other, that though I never before had the ho-nour of approaching you, I may presume upon your pardon for this intrusion.

He then launched out in the praises of your hap-py friend. With what delight did the dear, the indulgent parent repeat them from his mouth! I hope she mingled not her own partialities with them, whether I deserve them, or not; for sweet is praise, from those we wish to love us. And then he said, You see before you, madam, a man glorying in his affection to one of the most excellent of your sex; an Italian lady; the pride of Italy! And who, from motives which cannot be withstood, has rejected him, at the very time that, all her friends consenting, and innumerable difficulties overcome, he ex pected that she would yield her hand to his wishes And they xvere his wishes. My friendship for the dear Miss Byron [ijoii and she mn&t nHtho?ize me to call it by a still dearer name, before I dare do it] is well known: that also has been my pride. I know too well what belongs to female delicacy in general, and particularly to that of Miss Byron, to address myself first to her, on the subject which occasions you this trouble. I am not accustomed to make professions, not even to ladies Is it consistent with your notions of delicacy, madam? Will it be with Mr. and Mrs. Selby’s; to give your inter-est in favour of a man who is thus situated? A re — jected man! A man who dares to own, that the rejection was a disappointment to him; and that he tenderly loved the fair rejecter? If it will, and Miss Byron can accept the tender of a heart, that has been divided, unaccountably so (the circumstances, sin CHARLES GRANDISON. 25