She is my guardianesSf may I say? Is there such a word? I shall be as proud of her, as I am of my guardian. Yet there is no cause of sighing, I think. See my guardian! her husband! Unfashionable as the word is, it is a pretty word. The house-band^ that ties all together. Is not that the meaning? Look round! How does he surpass all men! His ease, talk of case! His dignity, talk of dignity! As handsome a man, as she is a woman! See how every young lady eyes him; every young gentleman endeavours to imitate him. 1 wish he would take me out; I would do better.

This was the substance of the whispering dia-logue that passed between Emily and me Poor girl!

]Mr. Selby danced with Lucy, and got great ap-plause. He was resolved, he said, to have one dance with the bride. She besought him not to think of it. Her grandmamma, her aunt, entreated for her. She desired Sir Charles to interpose If, my dearest life, you could oblige your uncle I cannot, cannot think of it, said she.

Lady G. said Sir Charles, be so good as to chal-lenge Mr.Selby. I stood forth, and offered my hand to him. He could not refuse it. He did not perform so well as he did with Lucy. Go, said I, when we had done, sit down by your dame, and be quiet: you have lost all your credit. You dance with a bride! Some people know not how tobear applause; nor to leave off when they are well. Lord L. took out Mrs. Selby. She dances very gracefully. Your lord, you know, is above praise. The young Lord Reresby and Miss Nedham distinguished themselves. My odd creature was in his element. He and Miss Barclay, and another time he and Emily, did very handsomely; and the girl got up her reputation, iyord W. did hobble, and not ungracefully, with old Mrs. Selby; who had not danced, she said, for twenty years before; but, on so joyful an occasion, would not refuse Lord W.‘s challenge: and both were applauded; the time of life of the lady, the Bimpingness of my lord, considei’ed.

There was a very plentiful sideboard, of rich wines, sweetmeats, &c.

We all disclaimed formal supper.

We went afterwards into country-dances.

Mrs. Shirley retired about ten. Harriet took the opportunity of attending her. I had an intimation to follow.

I found her just dropt on her knees to her grand-mamma; who, with her arms about her neck, was iffolding to her fond heart the darling of it.

I was called upon to give my opinion, whether she /itould return to the company, or not: I gave it, that she should; and that she should retire, for the night, ^baut eleven. As to the bride-maids, I said, I would manage, that they should only attend her to her chamber, and leave her there, with her aunt, Lucy, and me. Lord L. had undertaken to make the gen-tlemen give up form; which, he said, they would the more easily do, as they were set into dancing.