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Rh not displease her; on the contrary, I could perceive pleasure beaming in her beautiful eyes. The father received me with the greatest cordiality, but I was pained on observing his increasing feebleness. They each resumed their seat in the arbour, and I placed myself beside the dear innocent girl. Love! what cannot love dictate? a thousand agreeable things, a thousand animated remarks! I had the satisfaction to behold in Angelina's expressive looks that I had not been deficient.

"I need not extend my letter by relating the full account of my courtship; suffice it to say, that Angelina's heart was wholly mine, of which I had the most convincing proofs. It gave me pleasure to find that the worthy sire did not start any objection to my proposals for a speedy marriage. I did not wish to distress his mind, nor indeed my own, by making much mention to him of Sir Aubrey, with regard to the little cordiality existing between him and myself. Family dissensions I knew above all things he dreaded; I therefore carefully avoided to touch upon such subjects, in the fear of retarding our nuptials. In fact, I succeeded in persuading him I had my fathers full consent to my marriage with his daughter: God forgive me for this deception! I practised it in compassion to his excessive languor, unwilling