He was so importunate, and for Sir Charles to join in it, that we both kneeled with him.

Sir Hargrave wept. He called himself a hardened

Strange man But I think I was still more af-fected (Sir Hargrave shocked me!) by your noble brother’s humanity, than by Sir Hargrave’s wretch-edness; tears of compassion for the poor man steal* ing down his manly cheek God comfort you, Sir Hargrave, said he, wringing his hand Dr. Bart-lett is a good man. You shall have the prayers of us both.

He left him. He could stay no longer; followed bv the unhappy man’s blessings, interrupted by violent sobbings.

We were both so affected, that we broke not si-lence, as we rode, till we joined our company at my lord’s.

I recounted what passed at this interview to Mr. Grandison. Your ladyship will not want me to be very particular in relating what were his applications to, and reflections on, himself, when I tell you, that he could not have been more concerned, had he been present on the occasion.

Mr. Beauchamp was with us when I gave this re-lation to Mr. Grandison. He was affected at it, and with Mr. Grandison’s sensibility: but how happy for himself was it, that his concern had in it no mixture of self-reproach! It was a generous and humane concern, like that of his dear friend.

Sir Charles’s next visit was to the good Earl of G. And here we left my Lord G.; the best-natured, and one of the most virtuous and prudent young noble-men in the kingdom. Your ladyship will not accuse me of flattery, when you read this; but you will, perhaps, of another view Yet, as long as I know that you love to have justice done to my lord; and in your heart are sensible of the truth of what I say, and I am sure rejoice in it; I give cheerful way to the justice; and the rather, as you look upon my lord as so much yourself, that if you receive his praises with some little reluctance, it is with such a modest reluctance as you would receive your own; glad, at the same time, that you were so justly complimented.

My lord will acquaint your ladyship with all that passed at the good earl’s; and how much overjoyed he and Lady Gertrude were at the favour they thought your brother did tlrem in dining with them. His lordship will tell you also, how much they wish for you; for they propose to winter there, and not in Hertfordshire, as once they thought to do.

Here Sir Charles enquired after their neighbour, Mr. Bagenhall.

He is become a very melancholy man. His wife fes as obliging as he will let her be; but he hates her; and the less wonder, for he hates himself.