dress) he will not know you. Reflect upon him, too, in your moments of
dissipation, and let his idea controul your indiscretions--not merely in
an hour of contradiction call peevishly upon his name, only to wound the
dearest friend you have."

There was a degree of truth, and a degree of passionate feeling, in the
conclusion of this speech, that alarmed Sandford--he caught up one of the
candles, and, laying hold of his friend's elbow, drew him out of the
room, crying, "Come, my Lord, come to your bed-chamber--it is very
late--it is morning--it is time to rise." And by a continual repetition of
these words, in a very loud voice, drowned whatever Lord Elmwood, or any
other person might have wished either to have said or to have heard.

In this manner, Lord Elmwood was forced out of the apartment, and the
evening's entertainment concluded.

CHAPTER X.

Two whole days passed in the bitterest suspense on the part of Miss
Milner, while neither one word or look from Lord Elmwood, denoted the
most trivial change of the sentiments he had declared, on the night of
the masquerade. Still those sentiments, or intentions, were not
explicitly delivered; they were more like intimations, than solemn
declarations--for though he had said, "He would never reproach her _for
the future_," and that "She might expect they should part," he had not
positively said they should; and upon this doubtful meaning of his
words, she hung with the strongest agitation of hope and of fear.

Miss Woodley seeing the distress of her mind, (much as she endeavoured
to conceal it) entreated, nay implored of her, to permit her to be a
mediator; to suffer her to ask for a private interview with Lord
Elmwood, and if she found him inflexible, to behave with a proper spirit
in return; but if he appeared not absolutely averse to a reconciliation,
to offer it in so cautious a manner, that it might take place without
farther uneasiness on either side. But Miss Milner peremptorily forbade
this, and acknowledging to her friend every weakness she felt on the
occasion, yet concluded with solemnly declaring, "That after what had
passed between her and Lord Elmwood, _he_ must be the first to make a
concession, before she herself would condescend to be reconciled."

"I believe I know Lord Elmwood's temper," replied Miss Woodley, "and I
do not think he will be easily induced to beg pardon for a fault which
he thinks _you_ have committed."

"Then he does not love