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All-powerful more than his own benevolence?" —— Not a ſyllable uttered by this miſerable man, was loſt to George. Three hours paſſed away, during which Mental broke out in ſimilar ejaculations or played on the harp As ſoon as a diſtant bell announced three he removed a large ſtone which lay at ſome diſtance from the tomb, a kind of grave appeared, in which he placed the harp lamp, and the ſtool; then maſked himself, and left the Aiſle. The next morning Gorge contented himſelf with ſaying to the family, that he had been fully ſucceſsful in his reſearch at the Abbey, and that he hoped in a short time to be able to unravel the myſtery.
Various were the emotions that agitated Barnwell, as he ſtrolled to Mental's houſe. When he was introduced into his preſence —— he trembled. —— Mental abruptly began with. 'How diſſimilar the manners of the Nuttings were to thoſe of Ellinor, ſhe ſubmitted without repining or ſullenneſs to their mode of life. But ſhe was no hypocrite ſhe ever avowed her diſſent so their doctrines. Bleſſed with the confidence of this charming woman, my ſituation was changed for the moſt cheerleſs to the moſt delightful In the abſence of the Nuttings we read we converſed together. we wrote and ſubmitted our ⟨performances⟩ to the criticiſms of each other. I looked forward with impatience to the termination of my ſervitude when I imagined I ſhould burſt forth into the world as a prodigy of genius. Having one day wrote ſome verſes in which were theſe words —— "If conſtant my Ellinor prove" &c I unfortunately left it on my maſter's deſk where he found it. —— "Here's going on," exclaimed he. here's attention to trade: Why it is a love elegy, or ſome ſuch ſtuff to ſteal the affections of my ward; but I'll put a ſtop to it If ever I ſee you ſpeak in her or even look at her, I'll——" Choaked with anger, he ſtampedhis
