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314 tenantry, for her own early wants have taught her how to think and feel for others. Helen has realized that which her mother died in the act of desiring; she has got a beautiful house in Belgrave Square, fitted up after her own excellent taste, and adorned with many little ornaments of her own making, produced by her admiring lord, who, having acknowledged Judy as an old acquaintance, wished to provide for her in his household; but Helen, being of opinion, that a life of movement, which includes the pleasures of gossip, would make her happier, she is allowed a weekly stipend, which renders her richest of the rich, in her own estimation. Georgiana actually sailed with Sir Arthur the first voyage he made after their marriage, but he would not permit her to brave the blasts of winter; and in Meersbrook she finds not only every comfort and indulgence, but sufficient employment to prevent her from suffering too severely the anxieties inseparable from her situation, as the wife of a sailor. Lord Meersbrook and his lady are so frequently visitors to their aged relatives, and so glad to bring her back with them for a few days, when