soon; and be careful that you order a certain number of copies to be printed on the finest paper, and elegantly bound in carved morocco, to present to your female friends."

"Oh, by all means, sir!" said Clementina, who had, by this time, joined the trio" have it superbly bound, for that, I assure you, will very much enhance the value of it."

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" I assure you, ladies," said Frederick, for George Burrows made no other reply than that of staring at his_sister and Clementina alternately, " I assure you, you will find yourself very much mistaken, if you imagine that Mr. Burrows will favour the public with an account of his travels on the Continent, for he positively declares, that he would not publish them on any consideration: and I really think he is perfectly right."

"And why do you think so, Frederick?" said Clementina, with an affected air of seriousness; then addressing her

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self to George Burrows, in the same tone, she added" Really, Mr. Burrows, I think it will be very wrong of you, if you do not give the world a history of your travels; for although I am partial enough to think that my brother Charles is a very learned gentleman, yet I must confess that I would prefer an account of your travels to that of his; as I know yours would be entirely taken up with an account of the fashionable world of each country you visited their balls, parties, plays, masquerades, intrigues, court ceremonies, &c. &c. which, you know, would be so entertaining, especially to the ladies; whereas the travels of my brother Charles will be so crammed with philosophy, natural history, religion, and poetical morality-an account of the ruins of an old castle in this city, the relics of some monument of antiquity in another-the nature and colour of the soil in one country, the various sorts of mines in another-together with a tedious

a tedious history of the origin, manners, customs, laws, and religion, of each, which, you know, a lady would not have patience to read, if she even possessed a mind sufficiently comprehensive to understand them; so that I really think, Mr. Burrows, you would make yourself a favourite with the ladies for ever, if you gave them a volume of travels, in the perusal of which they could take some delight."

"You will, most decidedly, George," said Susannah, half jest, half earnest ; "besides, I promise you, that there is nothing more likely than that we may be able, through our interest with the editor of the Ladies' Magazine,' to have you styled the 'Ladies' Tourist,' which, you know, would immortalize your

name."

"Demme, ladies, but I think you want to make a fool of me," said young Burrows, applying his glass to his eyes; and after examining them both, with a

kind of an offended stare, strutted pompously to the other end of the room, still holding the glass with one hand to his eye, whilst the other gracefully drew aside the skirts of his coat, to display the elegant shape of that part of his person which modesty would have concealed from the eye of female delicacy. This was as much as to say-" Do you think, ladies, that a person who possesses such a leg and thigh as I do, is a fit subject to be played upon?"

"I assure you, George, we are in downright earnest," said Susannah, winking at Clementina and Frederick.

"For my part, Mr. Burrows, I assure you," said Clementina, with an air of seriousness which astonished Frederick, who well knew that she was quizzing him, "that there was nothing farther from my intentions. The attempt, I know, would be fruitless. I have too just an opinion of your understanding, to suppose you would attempt any thing

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of the kind. But," added she, still more ironically, as I have learned, from my brother, that he does not intend to give more than a slight account of fashionable life, in the different countries which he has visited, I think if you were to publish your travels in the manner I have alluded to, it would prove an agreeable and interesting companion to the more heavy and philosophic work of my brother; and as you have both visited the same countries, were you to publish your works together, there is not the least doubt but they would transmit

your names to the latest times."

"Besides, George," said Susannah, willing to carry on the jest even at her brother's expence, " you know what a credit and honour it would be to our family, to have one of its members spoken of in all the literary circles and societies of the age. Even when I would appear in public myself, I would be pointed to, and people would say-That is Miss

Burrows,