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would remove the bar to their own union, as she could not suppose Mr. Percival would raise any objections to it, after he had so readily eonsented to join the hands of Lubin and Rosetta. Master as Henry was of dissimulation, yet this reasonablo suggestion of the fair victim of his deeeit, staggered him; he was, what rarely occurred to him, at a loss for an answer. At length he stammered forth a few sentences, almost incoherent, from his agitation-that he would inform his father of their attaehment, if his dear Jane insisted on sueh a saerifiee, which he knew would be attended with fatal eonsequences to his future prospeets. "Consider that Lubin's situation and property are far superior to my sister's; he did not objeet to the allianee of the Arnold's with his daughter, but old age, my best love, will be avaricious, and he has far higher views for his son." "Which he will doubtless," replied Jane, the tears starting from her expressive eyes, "comply with, and saerifiee his love to filial duty." Henry appeared hurt at this suggestion, but in a few moments, reeovering himself to his usual placidity, he strove to give eonfidenee and eomposure to the breast of Jane, and at this time suceeeded. At a late hour tho company separated, to the extreme relief of Jane, who was anxious to retire to tho solitude of tho chamber, and commune with her own thoughts. Of Henry's conduct she knew not what to think. She loved him, sincerely loved him, and she feared to loso him by ill-timed expressions of dissatisfactions or doubt; yet she knew herself to be in a situation that, ere long, must proclaim to the gazo of every beholder, her loss of honour. This precluded delay added poignancy to her woes. At this moment she was miserable. Then she
