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150 below us, or to what dread abyss the giddy whirl may hurry ourselves. With much to think of, many points to carry, and some vexations of a very painful nature to get rid of, Lady Anne would not have immediately perceived the happiness of her present position, if Fanchette had not, with outspread hands and eyes that shone with delight, congratulated chère miladi, that she was about to depart under circumstances of such rare félicité. "Félicité!" said Lady Anne, simply repeating the word.

"Sans doubte! Are not all gone? every one yong lady; quelle plaisir!" "That all were removed, at least temporarily," Lady Anne said to herself, "is certainly a great relief; I can now do as I choose, without having any thing whatever to provide for them; and when I am first seen without any of that eternal tribe of daughters, the impression will be, that I have married them all;—thanks to the circumstance of the youngest marrying so well, it made the affair talked of. It is also fortunate that the two who are married have produced sons, whereby the stigma attaching to myself, as bringing nothing but daughters, is removed; and the Marquis of Wentworthdale may venture on Georgiana. She will be much more likely to meet his wishes after a residence at the castle, than an imprisonment on short commons in her