He has a very good estate; and though he is ten or twelve years older than I, yet he never will be more than that; since every year that goes over his head, will go over mine likewise So you will be pleased to give me your opinion.

And here all the world is for marrying, I think. Miss Selby is as good as gone, you know. Her bro-ther courts Miss Patty Holies: Miss Kitty is not without her humble servant. Nay, IVIiss Nancy Selby, for that matter But let these intelligences come from themselves.

You, my dear Lady Grandison, have led up this dance So happy as you arc I think it is a right thing for young women to marry when young men are so desirous to copy Sir Charles Grandison.

Hasten to me your advice, if but in six lines. We expect Sir Edward down next week. 1 must like his com])any, because he is always telling us one charming thing or other of my guardian; and because he so sincerely rejoices in yoiu’ happiness and his.

God continue it to you both. This is our pray(>r night and morning, for our own sakes, as well;is yours, believe

Your ever-obliged and afleetioiiate

EMIIA JliRVOls

Letter LV.

Lady Grandison to Miss Jervois,

Tuesday, May 22. I HAVE a great opinion of your prudence, my love: and I have as high a one of Sir Edward Beauchamp’s honour and discretion. His fortune, his merit, are unexceptionable. Your guardian loves him. If you could certainly love Sir Edward above all men, and he you above all women, I am of opinion your guar-dian will think no alliance can be happier for both, and for himself too; for you know, my dear, that your welfare is near his heart. Let me, my sweet Emily, refer you as to your conduct on this occasion, to my own almost-unerring counsellors, my grand-mamma and aunt Selby. Don’t be ashamed to open your heart to them: Are you not under their wings? I will so manage, that they shall lead the way to your freedom with them. Your difficulties by this means will be lessened. Sir Charles will pay the greatest attention to their advice. But yet I must insist, that the reference to them, shall not deprive of my Emily’s confidence,

Her evcr-aft’ectionate sister, and faithful friend, IIARRILT GRANDISON.

Letter LVL

Lady Grandison to Mrs. Shirley.-

Thursday,:\Iay 21. T BEOiK this letter, as I ended my last to Lucy >Iay this day be a happy one to her, and then il u ill

1)6 SO to US all My dear aunt Selby will be so good as to favour me with a line to acquaint me with the actual celebration; that I may ground upon it my earliest felicitations.

I v\ ill proce^‘d with an account of what so much engages the attention of every one here.