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 *city of embrace, of looks, and expressions, that parental and filial love might be expected to produce, and some discourse on private and domestic affairs, he turned to his daughter:—"Well,Maria, how long," he said, "have you been up?" "Near these two hours, sir." "O, then you have been telling John all the fine sights you have seen, at the plays, and operas, and Ranelagh, and Vauxhall." "Very little of that," said John. "And of his friend, our fello-wtraveller."—"My friend, your fellow-traveller?" said the son: "no not a word: who was he?" "Lord, girl, how came you to be so forgetful? Besides, the young man was really very civil to you." Maria again blushed. "Who is the subject of your discourse?" said John. "Your friend Mr. Hamilton was our fellow traveller from Hertford; and as fine a young man as ever I saw; is he not, Maria?"—*