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she could not repress, forced her to speak; "By no means!" she cried; "I know well how good you have been to the person to whom you allude, and I beg you will allow me—in her name—to return you the most grateful acknowledgements."
Harleigh, now, yet more curiously examining her, said, "It would not have been easy to have, forborne taking an interest in her fate. She was in evident distress, yet never suffered herself to forget that she had escaped from some yet greater. Her mind seemed fraught with strength and native dignity. There was something singular, indescribable, in her manner of supporting the most harassing circumstances. It was impossible not to admire her."
The blush of the stranger now grew deeper, but she remained silent, til! Elinor, re-entering, cried, "Well, Harleigh, what say you to my new demoiselle? And where would you have looked for
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