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 hold, which will at least suspend, if not entirely supersede any necessity for a journey. In short (added he) I am going to be married, and what will perhaps surprise you, to the very Lady once offered to you, the Lady Amelia Bonhorff! What say you to this, brother?"

"That I most sincerely wish you happy," replied Ferdinand.

"Permit me to observe," said Rhodophil, hastily, 'that you shall not be injured by my marriage; I will still be your banker, and answer all your demands, as I know you are very moderate."

"I am much obliged to you," returned Ferdinand; "but one motive which brought me here is, to thank you for all past favours, and to acquaint you that henceforth I shall make no farther demands on your generosity."

"What do you mean?" asked the other.

"I mean that I have accepted an offer to share the fortune of a friend, not as a dependant, for his soul disdains the idea of