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Rh "Most likely he who is the shorter of the two;—no! he goes in the first, and is, of course, the eldest; but we have no time for conjecturing now." Nevertheless, Georgiana did, for some minutes, fix her eyes on the door, not with any expectation of seeing the parties come out, or any desire that they would or would not be amongst their evening guests, but in the recollection of those sweet feelings which, the morning before, had thrilled her heart, and made the tears gush into her eyes, as her busy imagination painted the embrace of the two brothers, when both became sensible that they indeed lived. When Arthur knew he had secured his inestimable prize, and Frederic felt that he possessed in such a brother she soon afterwards became busy, and affected to be gay; for she remembered what her mother had said, and was sensible that looking at the young gentleman was not the way to render her less liable to the charge of admiring him. She had a vivid imagination, great sensibility, an acute perception of all that was noble and excellent in character and conduct; more especially where it bore on that dear, fraternal tie, which she felt to be the life of life to her. Such feelings were more especially awakened, at the moment, in Georgiana than any other of the party; because, during their busy time in the China closet, she had