When divine service was over, I was afraid our procession, as I may call it, would have been inter-rupted by the compliments of some of the gentry of our ac(juaintance, whose opened pew-doors shewed their readiness to address them: but all passed in silent respects from gentlemen and ladies. My cousin when she came home, rejoiced that one of her parading times was over: But when, my dearest love, said Sir Charles, will the time be past, that all who see you will admire you?

The church in the afternoon was still more crowded than before. How were Sir Charles and my uncle blessed by the poor, and people of low degree, for their well-dispensed bounty to them!

My cousin has delighted Mrs. Shirley, by telling her, that Sir Charles had said there would be a rite wanting, till he and she had conuiiunicated, ac-cording to the order of the church, at the altar, on this j)artieular occasion.

.lust now is every-thing settled that Sir Charles wished to be settled. Lady G. will acquaint you with particulars, I doubt not.

Permit me to connnend myselito your ladyship’s favour, as one of the

Humblest and sincercst of your servants,

LUCY SI.Lliy.

P. S. Lady G. has half broke my heart.

On perusal of what I have written, she says, I have not done my best: I have not given half particulars enough. In short, she finds a multitude of faults with me Even calls me names, sorri/ girl, lazy, and I can’t tell what.

But do you, madam, acquit me, and I shall be easy.

I told her, that I thought 1 had been very mi-nute.

What I to a lying-in woman, she says, who has no variety before her! All one dull cham-ber-scene, hourly acted over again The subject so rich!

I answered, It should then have had the richest pen! Why did she not write herself? If it was not for laziness-sake, it was for self-sake, that she did not. As I knew Lady L. would have been a gainer by the change of pen, I had much rather have been in the company for which she quitted the task, than grubbing pens in my closet; and all to get nothing but discommendation.

I have shewn her this my postscript. She raves: but I am hardened. She will soon have an oppor-tunity to supply all my defects, in person.

VOLUME VII.

Letter I.

Miss Lucy Selby to Lady G.

Saturday, November 25. You enjoined me, my dear Lady G. at parting on Monday last, to write to you; and to be very particular in wliat I wrote. I will, because I love and fear you. Otherwise I would not write at all; first, because I had not the good fortune to please you, in mine to Lady L.; and next, because 1 shall so soon have the honour to attend you in town. Well then, I begin.