Look not upon me because I am blacky because the sun hath looked upon me. My mother’s children toere angry with me: they made me the keeper of the vine-yards, but mine oum vineyard have I not kept.

Tell me, thou whom my soul loveth! where thou Jeedesty where thou makest thyjiock to rest at noon:for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?’]

She laid down her pen, and was thoughtful; her elbow resting on the escrotoire she wrote upon, her hand supporting her head.

May I look over you, my dear? said her aunt> stepping to her; and, taking up the paper, read it. and took it out of the closet with her, unopposed; her gentle bosom only heaving with sighs.

I will write no more, so minutely, on this affecting subject, my Grandison,

They are all of opinion that she will be easy, when she knows that you have actually left Bolog-na; and they strengthen their opinion by these words of hers, above-recited: ‘ Why he will be gone, I tell you; and this makes me so impatient.’ At least, they are resolved to try the experiment. And so, my dear Grandison, you must be permitted to leave us!

God be your director and comforter, as well as ours! prays

Your ever-affectionate

JERONYMO.

Mr. Grandison, having no hopes of being allowed to see the unhappy lady, set out with an afflicted heart for Florence. He gave orders there, and at Leghorn, that the clerks and agents of his late friend Mr. Jervois should prepare every-thing for his inspection against his return from Naples; and then he set out for that city to attend the general.

He had other friends to whom he had endeared himself at Sienna, Ancona, and particularly at Rome, as he had also some at Naples; of whom he intended to take leave, before he set out for Paris: and there-fore went to attend the general with the greater pleasure.

Within the appointed time he arrived at Naples.

The general received me, said Mr. Grandison, with greater tokens of politeness than affection. You are the happiest man in the world, chevalier, said he, after the first compliments, in escaping dangers by braving them. I do assure you, that I had great difficulties to deny myself the favour of K K 3 paying you a visit in my own way at Bologna. I had indeed resolved to do it, till you proposed this visit to me here.

I should have been very sorry, replied I, to have seen a brother of Lady Clementina in any way that should not have made me consider him as her bro-ther. But, before I say another word, let me ask after, her health. How does the most excellent of women?

You have not heard, then?

I have not, my lord: but it is not for want of solicitude. 1 have sent three several messengers; but can hear nothing to my satisfaction.