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Her second situation was in the North of Ireland, in the family of Mr. Crawford, of Fortwilliam. Here she had plenty of singing, dancing, and amusement. Yet, all the same, she found time to write another novel—"The Novice of St. Dominic," in six volumes. This she took to London herself, and contrived to throw such a glamour over the publisher. Sir R. Phillips, of Paternoster row, that he agreed to publish it, though he insisted that it should be reduced from six volumes to four.She was paid for it, too, and with part of the profits she bought an Irish harp, and a black mode cloak. Her next novel "The Wild Irish Girl," was her first real success. In it she did not try to imitate Goethe, or anyone else, she found her own voice, and the wild Irish Girl, though she is called Glorvina, Princess of Innismore, is no other than the volatile Sydney herself. She became known among her friends as "Glo," or Glorvina. The plot of the novel was taken from an incident in her own career. The hero, a penniless young man, is persuaded by his father to give up Glorvina, and the father,who goes to see the dangerous young lady, falls into her snares himself. After some bargaining Phillips paid £300 for "The Wild Irish Girl," and during a visit to London, the little authoress was fêted and flattered to her heart's content. At Lady Cook's reception, Sydney allows that she was so overcome with nervousness as to be