You have seen how seldom he was with us, when we were absolutely in his reach, and when he, as we thought, was in ours. But such a man cannot, ought not to be engrossed by one family. Bless me, Lucy, when he comes into public life (for has not his country a superior claim to him beyond every private one?) what moment can he have at liberty? Let me enumerate some of his present engagements that we know of.

The Danby family must have some further portion of his time.

The executorship in the disposal of the 3000/. in charity, in France as well as in England, will take up a good deal more.

My Lord W. may be said to be under his tu-telage, as to the future happiness of his life.

Miss Jervois’s affairs, and the care he has for her person, engage much of his attention.

He is his own steward.

He is making alterations at Grandison-hall; and has a large genteel neighbourhood there, who long to have him reside among them; and he himself is fond of that seat.

His estate in Ireland is in a prosperous way, from the works he set on foot there, when he was on the spot; and he talks, as Dr. Bartlett has hinted to us, of making another visit to it.

His sister’s match with Lord G. is one of his cares.

He has services to perform for his friend Beau-champ, with his father and mother-inlaw, for the facilitating his coming over.

The apprehended visit of Olivia gives him disturbance.

And the Bologna family in its various branches, and more especially Signor Jeronymo’s dangerous state of health, and Signora Clementina’s disordered mind O Lucy! What leisure has this man to be in love! Yet how can I say so, when he is in love already? And with Clementina And don’t you think, that when he goes to France on the executor-ship account, he will make a visit to Bologna? Ah, my dear, to be sure he will.

After he has left England therefore, which I sup-pose he will quickly do, and when I am in North — amptonshire, what opportunities will your Harriet have to see him, except she can obtain, as a favour, the power of obliging his Emily, in her request to be with her? Then, Lucy, he may, on his return to England, once a year, or so, on his visiting his ward, see, and thank for her care and love of his Emily, his half-estranged Harriet! Perhaps Lady Clemen-tina Grandison will be with him! God restore her! Surely I shall be capable, if she be Lady Grandison, of rejoicing in her recovery!

Fie upon it! Why this involuntary tear? You would see it by the large blot it has made, if I did not mention it.