this unexpected and liberal kindness. Upon examination, she found the purse contained fifteen guineas.

"Oh!" thought she, "who should ever presume to despair, when from such very unexpected sources, Providence is pleased to send relief!"

CHAP.

CHAP. XIV.

Fortune her gifts may variously dispose,
And these be happy call'd-unhappy those ;

But Heav'n's just balance equal will appear,

While those are plac'd in hope, and these in fear;
Not present good or ill, the joy or curse,
But future views of better or of worse.

Porz.

ADELIZA took an affectionate leave of her friends, with whom she promised regularly to correspond, and acquaint them with all that occurred to her. Calling a coach, she soon arrived at her new place of residence. It was evening, and Mrs. Grimalkin,

Grimalkin, with Miss

were both from home.

Berne, her niece,

The upper servant

was the only one to receive her. She had her trunks taken in, and was shewn up to the room which she was to occupy. Here she was equally surprised and hurt to find there were two beds, one of which she was informed by the loquacious maid was her's, as the house was not large, and her mistress had said she was certain that the young person who was coming, could not have any objection to this arrange

ment.

Adeliza did not chuse to talk on this subject to the servant, but resolved, on no account whatever, to submit to this humiliation, let the consequences be what they would. As she did not shew any inclination to enter into conversation with the servant, she was soon left to her own reflections,

reflections, and most uncomfortable they

were.

It was ten o'clock before a thundering rap announced the return of the family, and presently afterwards Adeliza was summoned down stairs. She was welcomed with great civility by Mrs. Grimalkin and her husband, while little Miss stood gravely examining her.

"Allow me," said Mrs. Grimalkin, "to introduce my niece, Miss Berne, to you. I trust you will be good friends, and that you, Letitia, will pay the strictest attention to every instruction given you, and will be a very good girl-will you not, my love? You may now retire. Wish Miss Pembroke good night, and remember that you must be at your music by six o'clock in the morning.(Early enough, thought Adeliza.)—If you, too, incline to go to

rest,

rest, Miss Pembroke, you are at perfect.

liberty to do so.”

"I thank you, Madam," replied Ade liza, "but may I venture to hope that I have been misinformed about my having a companion in my room at night?"

Why not?" replied Mrs Grimalkin, fixing her large disagreeable eyes on her face; "I cannot see what objection you can have to my maid's sleeping in your room, when you have a bed entirely to yourself. I assure you she is a very worthy creature, as indeed are all my household -the best people in the world."

Adeliza replied that she did not presume to call in question the worth of her servants, but merely to say that she was not accustomed to have another person's servant at night in the room with her. After

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