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people who keep it, pofitively denied that any lady of the name of Glenmorris either was or ever had been there. They difputed my authority to fee, and ftill more to remove her if she was. however fure, by the manner of these people, that they were not ignorant for whom I enquired. After many fruitless attempts, I found out the apothecary who attended the house, and from him extorted an avowal of the truth, under the moft pofitive promife of fecrecy towards thofe with whom my revealing what he told me might injure him. He faid then that Mrs. Glenmorris had been fent to that houfe, undoubtedly, in a ftate which for the moment authorized her confinement. He related, át fome length, the progrefs of her cure, and her frequent converfations with him, in confequence of which, being convinced that her detention was extremely unjust, he had given it repeatedly as his opinion that the ought to be releafed ; but a lady of the name of Grinfton or Grimfted, Q

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had been there, and on behalf of Lady Mary de Verdon, her mother, had repeated the order for her confinement, alledging that her mother was her only friend and fupport, that he was parted from her husband, had been engaged in a difcre'ditable connection, which the worthy old lady was very folicitous to prevent from being known; and that her daughter had eloped from her and was married, therefore fuch a fituation as she was now in, was the only one wherein Lady Mary would fupport her, of courfe the only eligible one for her. In confequence of this, every precaution was taken to conceal her refidence; and though he was not A treated as to discipline like a lunatic, he was ftill affiduoufly watched. For my own part, faid Mr. Seton the apothecary, I -felt extremely for this poor lady, who is in truth a moft interefting woman, and -I did what little I could to alleviate her J.Confinement, fince to end it was not in my power. But it was owing to an accident, that at laft I was the caufe of

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the defperate refolution fhe took. I found the lady, who was called in the houfe Mrs. Tichfield, and whofe real name I believe nobody knew but myself, was very fond of fruit; I have a remarkable vine in my garden, and having fome very fine grapes, I collected a few of the ripest and fineft bunches, and my wife packed them in a little basket, with fome of the leaves and fome news-papers which were in the parlour-a friend of mine fends the 'papers to me, though I fearce ever have time to read them. But here, fir, added Mr. Seton, taking a piece of a newspaper out of a drawer, this is the paragraph. It was marked on the margin with a pen. "The young lady who lately eloped from's, hotel with Captain D***ll, will, it is fuppofed, be entitled to a very great fortune, as coheiress to the late Gabriel de Vin, efquire. This, however, is difputed by her coufin. Mifs C, and is likely to make well for the gentlemen of the long robe, Captain D*** being determined

to fupport the pretenfions of his fair bride, with whom we understand he is returned from his matrimonial trip, and the young couple are gone down to pafs the reft of the autumn at Bogner in Suffex." And here, fir, continued Mr. Seton, giving me a letter which accompanied this paper, is what I received from Mrs. Glenmorris before her departure.

"Sir,

"As you are the only person who have teftified any humanity towards me, I will not leave this place where I have been most fraudulently and unjustly confined, without acquainting you of my departure. The paragraph I have marked in this news-paper, accidentally fent me, relates to my daughter. Of its truth I am determined to be fatisfied, not being able to endure life in my prefent cruel fufpence; I have nothing to offer you but

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your happiness.

L.G."

Every enquiry from hence will be uselefs, and every attempt to ftop me dangerous, as, no perfon has any right whatever over my perfon or conduct.'

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This was written, continued Mr. Armitage, with a feeble and trembling hand, and blotted in many places with tears. I waited no longer than to hear the par ticulars of Mrs. Glenmorris's disappear ance, and what clothes fhe wore at the time. I found that at an early hour of the morning, the had taken advantage of the abfence of the gardener, who was wheeling out the grafs he had mown to an unfrequented lane; fhe had walked away, and was not miffed till three hours afterwards, when all fearch for her was in vain. Not doubting but that he was gone to the place in Suflex, where the paper had reported her daughter to be (though how fhe could get thither without money. I could not imagine) I attempted to trace her, but my endeavours were for fome time baffled; I croffed to my own house, where, by letters I found there, I Q 3 firft