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deserved as his eulogia might be, they were not altogether seasonable in the presence of their subject, persevered in illustrating them by particulars. His brother captain took the first opportunity of leaving Mortimer, and our hero was obliged to listen while the captain proceeded. Meanwhile the countess had directed her steps to the spot where Sir Edward Hamden sat with Miss Mortimer. Perfectly acquainted with the baronet, "Pray," she said, "Hamden, do you know who that charming youth is that danced with me?" "I understand his name is Hamilton," replied Hamden. "What a graceful figure, what a bewitching countenance, what eyes, and such a look as he has with him: it is well for me that I am past my teens, and not a susceptible romantic girl. "That you are out of your teens," said my Lord Bayleaf, who had come to reconnoitre Miss Mortimer, "and past ro-