incident.

One of the postillions, who had driven the chaise in which Dolly was
conveyed, happened to arrive at that instant; when, seeing our hero, he
ran up to him cap in hand, and, presenting a letter, accosted him in
these words: "Please your noble honour, if your honour be Sir Launcelot
Greaves of the West Riding, here's a letter from a gentlewoman, that I
promised to deliver into your honour's own hands."

The knight, snatching the letter with the utmost avidity, broke it up,
and found the contents couched in these terms:--

"HONOURED SIR,--The man az gi'en me leave to lat yaw knaw my dear leady
is going to Loondon with her unkle Squaire Darnel. Be not conzarned,
honoured sir, vor I'se take it on mai laife to let yaw knaw wheare we be
zettled, if zobe I can vind where you loadge in Loondon. The man zays
yaw may put it in the pooblic prints. I houp the bareheir will be honest
enuff to deliver this scrowl; and that your honour will pardon
Your umbil servant to command, DOROTHY COWSLIP."

"P. S.--Please my kaind sarvice to laayer Clarke. Squire Darnel's man is
very civil vor sartain; but I'ave no thoughts on him I'll assure yaw.
Marry hap, worse ware may have a better chap, as the zaying goes."

Nothing could be more seasonable than the delivery of this billet, which
he had no sooner perused than his reflection returned, and he entered
into a serious deliberation with his own heart. He considered that
Aurelia was by this time far beyond a possibility of being overtaken, and
that by a precipitate pursuit he should only expose his own infirmities.
He confided in the attachment of his mistress, and in the fidelity of her
maid, who would find opportunities of communicating her sentiments by
means of this lacquey, of whom he perceived by the letter she had already
made a conquest. He therefore resolved to bridle his impatience, to
proceed leisurely to London, and, instead of taking any rash step which
might induce Anthony Darnel to remove his niece from that city, remain in
seeming quiet until she should be settled, and her guardian returned to
the country. Aurelia had mentioned to him the name of Doctor Kawdle, and
from him he expected in due time to receive the most interesting
information formerly tormented with the pangs of despairing love, which
had actually unsettled his understanding, he was now happily convinced
that he had inspired the tender breast of Aurelia with mutual affection