Til! this artifice, Sir, shev/ed me what you cculd do, were you r.ot a n.ian of the strictest honour, I had nothing but affiance in you. Give me the paj)er, Sir; and for your own sake, I will destroy it, that it may not furnish me with an argument, that there is not o)ie man in the world who is to be imj)lieitlv confided in by a woman.

Take it, madam (presenting it to ine); destroy it not, however, till you have exposed me as f,iicli a breach of confidence deserves, to your aunt, your Lucy To your uncle Selby; and to Mr. Dcaiie, if }ou please.

Ah, Sir! you know your advantages! I will not, in this case, refer to them: I could sooner rely, dearly as they love their Harriet, on Sir Charles Grandison’s justice, than on their favour, in r/z/y debate that should happen between him and me

There never, madam, except in the case before us. can be room tor a reference: your prudence, and mv gratitude, nmst secure us both. Even now, ini-patient as I am to call you mine, which makes me willing to lay hold of every opportunity to ur^e you for an early day, I will endeavour to subdue that impatience, and submit to your will. Yet, let me say, that if I did not think your heart one of the most laudably unreserved, yet truly delicate, that woman ever boasted, and your prudence equal, you would not have found me so acquiescent a lover, early as you suppose my urgency for the happy day.

And is it not early, Sir? Can Sir Charles Grandison think me punctilious? But you will permit me to write to Miss Jervois myself, and acquaint her with her granted wish, if

If! No if, madam Whatever you think right to be done, in this case, that do. Emily will be more particularly your ward than mine, if you conde-scend to take the trust upon you.

You will be pleased, dear Lady G. to acquaint Emily with the grant of her wish: she will rejoice. God give the dear creature reason for joy; and then I shall have double pleasure in having contributed to hsr obtaining of it. But on second thoughts, I will write to her myself; for I allow not, that she shall see or hear read e very-thing I write to you.

Shall I own to you, that my grandmamma, and aunt, and Lucy, are of your opinion? They all three wish But who can deny the dear innocent the grant of a request on which she has so long set her heart? And would it not be pity, methinks I hear the v/orld say, some time hence, especially if any misfortune (God forbid it!) should befall her, that Sir Charles Grandison, the most honourable of men, should so marry, as that a young lady of inno-cence and merit, and mistress of a fortune, which, it might be foreseen, would encourage tiie attempts of designing men, could not have lived with his wife? Poor child! Then would the world have shaken its wise head (allowed the expression); and well for me if it had judged so mildly of me.