]Mrs. I’jleanor Grandison loves not the hall, because of the hardships she received from the late owner of it. Sir Thomas; and thinks herself bound by a rash vow wivch she made the last time she was there, never again to enter its gates.

Lad}— Clementina whispered me more than once, how happy slie should think herself in these excur-. tions; and honed all their health* would be establish ed by them. She said the sweetest, the most af-fectionate things to me. Once she said, bidding me call her nothing but??/ Clementina, that she should be happy, if she were sure I loved her as much as she loved me, I assured her, and that from my very heart, that I dearly loved her.

Surely it was a happy incident, my dear grand-mamma, that Lady Clementina took a step, which, though at hrst it had a rash appearance, has been productive of so much joy to all around (to the poor Count of Belvedere excepted) and, in particular, to Your ever-dutiful, ever-grateful,

HARRIET GRAXUISO.V.

Letter XLI.

Lady Grandison to Lady G.

GranHisop-hall, Monday, Ajjril 9.

How happy, my dear Lady G. are we all of us here, in one another! How happy is your Harriet! And yet when you can come, and partake of my felicity, it will be still enlarged.

I have just now received a letter from Lucy. The contents, as you will see (for I shall inclose it) are a conversation that passed a ‘ii^w days ago at Shirley-manor, uponasubject of which you are abetter judge than your Harriet. In short, it is a call upon you, as 1 interpret it, to support your own doctrines; by which in former letters, you have made some of the honestest girl* in England half-ashamed to own a first passion. You know how much I am at present engaged. I would not have the dear girls ne — g’ected. Answer the letter therefore for me, and for yourself; yet, remember, that 1 do not engage to abide implicitly by your determination. Ever, ever, my Charlott

Your most affectionate

JlARRItT GRANDISON.

Letter XLII.

Miss Lucy Selby to Lady Grandison.

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Thursday, April 5. Every hour in the day some circumstance or other makes me wi^h my dear Lady Grandison in North-amptonshire. Emily charms us all But still every object reminds us ofour tlarriet. Not that Harriet aloitc would content us now. Nor could Sir Charles and Lady Grandison be at this time spared by their noble guests. After all, therefore, every-thing is best as it is. But indeed we all wished for you yes-terday evening, most particularlj’, at Shirley-manor. The conversation was an interesting one to all us girls; and Emily, Nancy, and our cousin Ilolles’s have brought me to give you an account of it, and to ajjpeal to you upon it; and through you to Lady (i. And yet we are all of us more than lialf afraid of a lady, mIio has already treated but lightly a sub-ject that young women think of high importance.