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 ceive that she was much agitated, and as soon as we retired for the night, she burst into a violent fit of weeping, which seemed in some measure to relieve her, but she passed a sleepless night, and at the breakfast table the following morning, exhibited rather a woebegone countenance. By degrees this wore off, and she soon regained her usual serenity.

"What think you," said she to me one day, "of my conduct in finding out the treachery of Thomas Green." "I think," answered I, "that it is highly reprehensible, and I do hope, my dear young friend, that for the future you will allow a better judgment to rule in all such matters, and never permit yourself to use improper means to attain any end, however desirable."

"Is there any doubt remaining in your mind," asked she, "of the supernatural knowledge possessed by Jonathan? Do you not remember that he told me my hopes would be blighted? How could he by any ordinary means have known of the meeting and conversation which I yesterday evening witnessed?" "By the very ordinary process," answered I, "of going to the girl Mary Edwards, and advising her that a meeting at that particular time and place would prove happy to her: you yourself heard her say that such was the case. "Certainly," answered Amy, "but the thought did not at the time strike me."

The time of my visit to Barnel being expired, I returned home, and in about six weeks afterwards, whilst sitting at breakfast, and perusing the newspaper, which is