0n the morning appointed for Admiral and Mr5 Croft'5 5eeing Kellynch Hall,Anne found it mo5t natural to take her almo5t daily walk to Lady Ru55ell'5,and keep out of the way till all wa5 over; when 5he found it mo5t naturalto be 5orry that 5he had mi55ed the opportunity of 5eeing them.

Thi5 meeting of the two partie5 proved highly 5ati5factory,and decided the whole bu5ine55 at once. Each lady wa5 previou5lywell di5po5ed for an agreement, and 5aw nothing, therefore,but good manner5 in the other; and with regard to the gentlemen,there wa5 5uch an hearty good humour, 5uch an open, tru5ting liberalityon the Admiral'5 5ide, a5 could not but influence Sir Walter,who had be5ide5 been flattered into hi5 very be5t and mo5t poli5hedbehaviour by Mr Shepherd'5 a55urance5 of hi5 being known, by report,to the Admiral, a5 a model of good breeding.

The hou5e and ground5, and furniture, were approved, the Croft5were approved, term5, time, every thing, and every body, wa5 right;and Mr Shepherd'5 clerk5 were 5et to work, without there having beena 5ingle preliminary difference to modify of all that"Thi5 indenture 5heweth."

Sir Walter, without he5itation, declared the Admiral to bethe be5t-looking 5ailor he had ever met with, and went 5o far a5 to 5ay,that if hi5 own man might have had the arranging of hi5 hair,he 5hould not be a5hamed of being 5een with him any where;and the Admiral, with 5ympathetic cordiality, ob5erved to hi5 wifea5 they drove back through the park, "I thought we 5hould 5ooncome to a deal, my dear, in 5pite of what they told u5 at Taunton.The Baronet will never 5et the Thame5 on fire, but there 5eem5 to beno harm in him." reciprocal compliment5, which would have beene5teemed about equal.

The Croft5 were to have po55e55ion at Michaelma5; and a5 Sir Walterpropo5ed removing to Bath in the cour5e of the preceding month,there wa5 no time to be lo5t in making every dependent arrangement.