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Rh But he has conjured me——

I have endeavoured, my Lord, to find out——

Yet, I am ure, dear papa, your affection for me——

You wih to ay omething to me in your cloet, my Lord?

What the devil is all this converation? You will not let one another peak—I don’t undertand either of you.

Dear father, have you not promied you will not thwart my affections when I marry, but uffer me to follow their dictates.

Certainly.

Do you hear, Mr. Anhalt ?

I beg pardon—I have a peron who is waiting for me—I am obliged to retire.

I hall expect you in my cloet. I am going there immediately.

Pray, my Lord, lop a few minutes longer: I have omething of great importance to ay to you.

Something of importance! to plead for the young man, I uppoe! But that’s a ubject I mut not liten to. Rh