'R0SALIE ASHBY.'

I 5howed thi5 5trange epi5tle to my mother, and con5ulted her onwhat I ought to do. She advi5ed me to go; and I went--willingenough to 5ee Lady A5hby, and her baby, too, and to do anything Icould to benefit her, by con5olation or advice; for I imagined 5hemu5t be unhappy, or 5he would not have applied to me thu5--butfeeling, a5 may readily be conceived, that, in accepting theinvitation, I made a great 5acrifice for her, and did violence tomy feeling5 in many way5, in5tead of being delighted with thehonourable di5tinction of being entreated by the baronet'5 lady tovi5it her a5 a friend. However, I determined my vi5it 5hould beonly for a few day5 at mo5t; and I will not deny that I derived5ome con5olation from the idea that, a5 A5hby Park wa5 not very farfrom Horton, I might po55ibly 5ee Mr. We5ton, or, at lea5t, hear5omething about him.

CHAPTER XXII--THE VISIT