Sunday, May 20, Tho marquis is slightly indisposed. The mar-chioness is not well. Lady Clementina, applying to IMrs. Beaumont for consolation on the occasion, owned that were their indispositions to gather strength, she should be too ready for her peace of liiind, to charge them to her o\\\\ account. Mrs. Ikaumont generously consoled her, without urging one sylla!)lc in favour of the man, who lias so large an inttrcst in the hearts of all her family, her own excepted. She herself mentioned with ajiprobalion to Mrs. Beaumont, some particulars of the count’s luuuificence, and greatness of mind, that had come to her knowledge; but wished he could think or her cousin Laurana. Her Camilla came in. Slie asked with anxious duty, after her mother’s health; and withdrew in tears, to attend her.

INIonflay, May 21.

Well, bat now, I Charlotte G. who have taken up Harriet’s pen, ba}’, these tears will soon be dried up.

The marquis and his lady are both better. The count is arrived; Signers Juliano and Sebastiano with him. Did you not see the count when he was in town, Lucy? A pretty man, upon my life, were he not quite so solemn: but that very solemnity cwiil make for him with the fair romancer: Is he not come, as Lee says, iu his Theodosius,

“To fake eternal leave?

Not to vouchsafe to see him, would be scorn, Which the fair soul of gentle Clementina Could never harbour.”

Accordingly, on his arrival, not unsent to, but almost unexpected, down she came to tea; and with such a grace! Indeed, my dear and venerable Mrs. Shirley, she will be a good girl. All w’ll come right. She was a little solemn indeed in her serenity: but she plainly put herself forward tospeak. Sheseemed to pity the count’s confusion (who, poor soul! knew not how to speak to her) and relieved it by enquiring after his health, as he had not been well. She addressed herself to him once or twice on indifferent subjects; and pleased every-body by her behaviour to him. Nay they talked together a good while at thv^ window, he, and she, and Mrs. Beaumont, very freely about England and Italy, comparing in a few instances, these gardens with those of the marquis at Bologna. No very interesting conversation indeed — but the good count thought himself in paradise. Yet he fears he shall tomorrow be allowed to take a long, long leave of her Me goes to Trance and Italy; not to Spain. I like him for that; it would only be distressing himself further, he says, were he to amuse a v/orlhy family who have invited him thither with a view thyt can never be answered, while Cicmtntina reni<;i))s unmarried.

My brother coiuiuues to insist upon it, that not one word shall be said in the count’s favour. Sea-room, and land-room, Mrs. Shirley, as I said once before Where did he learn so thoroughly to under-stand the perverseness of a female heart? * *