two fuitors; and, on her light anfwers, refers himself to Mifs Byron, to acquaint him with her mind, 214. Pleasantly exposes the pompouś and unnatural ftile of romance, 223. Gives an account of an attempt made by inftigation of the wicked father of the young Danbies, on the life of his late brother, 234 to 236. Receives letters which disturb him, and give occafion for exemplifying his patience and magnanimity, 237 to 240. His conference with Mifs Byron in Lord L.'s library; in which are included his folicitude for the happiness of his fifter Charlotte, and the first part of the history of Lady Olivia, of Lady Clementina, Signor Jeronymo della Porretta, and their family; and in which are fhewn his bravery in delivering Signor Jeronymo from affaffins; his fteadfastnefs in his religion; and his patriotism, 242, & feq. Sets Dr Bartlett before him as a fecond confcience, 252. Confiders himself, in his absence from his native country, and from his father (whofe paternal goodness he, however, gratefully acknowledges), in the light of a banished man, 254 His dark expreffions, that he cannot be unjuft, ungenerous, or selfish, 275. Obliged, by his own diftrefs in telling his affecting ftory, to leave Mifs Byron abruptly, he holds a conference with Dr. Bartlett on the difficulties of his fituation, 276. Grandifon, Mifs Charlotte, joined by her fifter Lady L. challenges Mifs Byron in her dreffing-room. with her love for her brother, 4 to 16. quires into Mifs Byron's fentiments of mafquerades; debate upon them, 16 to 20. Ridicules old maids; her aunt Eleanor in particular, 20. Enquires into her brother's terms of friendship granted to ladies, 21. Sir Charles induces Captain Anderson to releafe her from her promife, 26 to 36. Endeavours to tempt Mifs Byron to read a letter of Sir Charles's, which the had B b 2 clandeftinely

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clandeftinely come at, 8 to 81. Fails, and is mortified into felf-condemnation; yet thews, that nothing for half an hour together can keep down her vivacity, 84. Gives Mifs Byron an account of the vifit of Major O'Hara, his wife, and Captain Salmonet, at Colnebrook, and of what pafled in it, 104 to 116. Her character from Mr Deane, 118 to 120. Procures for Sir Charles the promise of seeing fome of Mifs Byron's letters, 181. Her tenderness to Mifs Jervois, on her affliction at her mother's letter, 184. Sounds her brother with regard to the state of his affections, 193 to 200. And is founded by him, in return, with regard to her inclinations, 200 to 205. He is difpleafed with her coquettish anfwer, 205. She flies to her harpsichord out of humour, 208. Makes apologies to her brother, and prefents him Mifs Byron's promifed letters, 209. Further debate on the courtship of Lord G. and Sir Walter Watkyns 214. Gives a denial to Sir Walter, in her humorous way, 226. Her evafive and ludicrous anfwers with regard to Lord G. 227. Her generous preference of Mifs Byron's excellencies to her own, 230. Sir Charles not able to know her mind from herself, defires her to reveal it to Mifs Byron, 231. She profeffes to delight in quarrelling and making up; and that the intends to exercife her future husband's patience in that way, ib. Declares that fhe is never concerned for any thing longer than the confequential inconvenience lafts, 241. Impowers Mifs Byron to confent for her to countenance Lord G. 245. Her brother cautions her, by Mifs Byron, with regard to her behaviour to Lord G. if the accepts him for a husband, 248. She comforts Mifs Byron, afflicted with Sir Charles's story of the Porretta family in Italy, 276.

Gratitude, 44, 49•

Guardian,

Guardian, caution to a young one, 88. See Sir

Charles Grandifon.

Halden, Mr, fteward of Lord W. 85. Rejoices at
Mrs Giffard's difmiffion, 159.

Happiness, 191.

Harrington, Mrs, aunt to Mifs Danby 57.

Humour and raillery difficult to be reined in, 94.
Hufband and wife, 226, 248.

Idlenefs a great friend to love, 120.

Jeronymo, della Porretta, third fon to the marquis
of that name, an officer in the fervice of the
king of Sardinia, 256. Account of his friend-
fhip with the Chevalier Grandifon-breach of
amity, and the occafion of it-account of the
attack made upon him by Brefcian bravoes;
and rescue from them by the Chevalier-of his
penitence, and gratitude-brief hiftory of him,
of his fifter, and of the rest of his family; as
told by Sir Charles Grandifon to Mifs Byron, in
the library at Colnebrook, 152 to 275.
See
Lady Clementina, Sir Charles Grandifon.
Jervois, Mr, an Italian merchant of great worth,
his character from Sir Charles Grandifon, and
extreme indulgence to his wicked wife, 185. His
information to Mr Grandifon in relation to Lady
Olivia, 253. See Mrs Jervois: See Mifs Jeryois.
Jervois, Mrs. Helen, wife of Mr Jervois, wants to
have her daughter in her power, and demands.
her from him, 88 to 96. Her vile behaviour to
her late husband, 99. Declares herself married
to Major O'Hara; and threatens Sir Charles
with the refentments of her new husband, 100.
Goes with Major O'Hara and Captain Salmo-
net to demand her daughter, at Colnebrook,
knowing Sir Charles to be in London, 104.
Her and their behaviour there; and what pas-
fed on the occafion, 104 to 109. Copy of a let-
ter fhe left behind her at Colpebrook, on her
not feeing her daughter, 115. She, with the
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pretended

pretended major and captain, vifit Sir Charles
in town, 170, & feq. Their infolent behavi-
our; and the affray that happened upon it,
171 to 176.
Jervois, Mifs Emily, a young lady of fourteen, in
love with her guardian, unknown to herself 47.
Her mother demands her of Sir Charles, 98. Mifs
Byron contrives to withdraw her from the bad
woman, on her vifit at Colnebrook, 109. Dif
courfe between her and Mifs Byron in the cha-
riot, on her mother's former cruelty to her, and
her patience under it, 111, & feq. Her grate-
ful heart, 113. She begs the benefit of Mifs
Byron's occafional advice, ib. Her affecting at-
titude in telling her flory, ib. Character of her
from Mr Deane, who imagines that fhe is in
love with her guardian, 120. Affecting conver-
fation between her and Mifs Byron, in which
the innocently gives an account of the ftate of
her heart, and how it is affected on her guar-
dian's prefence, 121. Writes, by Sir Charles's
direction, to invite her mother to his houfe, 189.
Illiterate, a perfon may be yet not ignorant, 27.
Innocent man's comfort in calamity, 134.
Intemperance or intoxication, leaves a woman ad-
dicted to it no guard,. 185

Juftice, 61, 84, 147, 187, 248.

Keepers, kept wamen, 145 to 152, 162.

L. Earl of, brother-in-law to Sir Charles Gran-
difon, his ftory of the difappointment of a lady
who married an old man in hopes of burying
him, 22, 23. What paffes between him and,
Mrs O'Hara, her husband, and Captain Salmo-.
net, at Colnebrook, 104 to 11.. His character
from Mr Deane, 118. Promifes to be careful
of Mifs Byron's punctilio, 170. His opinion of
Lord G. as an admirer of Mifs Charlotte Gran-
difon, 203. He blames Mifs Grandifon for her
eoquettish airs, which had difpleafed her bro-

ther;

ther; and fets before her the contrary de-
meanour of Mifs Byron, 206. His and his la-
dy's happiness accounted for by Mifs Byron,
224. Admires Mifs Grandifon for her vivacity,
and Sir Charles for his patience, 232. Thinks

that, in little inftances, the characters of the
heart are difplayed far more than in great ones,
239. Is of opinion, with his lady and Mifs
Grandifon, that Lady Clementina is the object
of Sir Charles's compaffion, Mifs Byron of his.
love, 280.

L. Countess of, joins with her fifter to rally Mifs
Byron in her dreffing-room, 4 to 14. Her cha-
racter from Mr Deane, 119. Her good opi-
nion of Lord G. as a fuitor to her fifter, 203.
Cenfures her fifter for her airs of coquetry fhewn
on Sir Charles's ferious queftion about that
lord's propofal, 206. Revives the fubject of
Lord G. by Mifs Grandifon's defire, 214,
Lane, Mrs, a gentle woman with whom Mifs. Jer-
vois fome time boarded, 91. Defends her from
the infults of Mifs Jervois's unhappy mother,

IIJ.

Learned women, 24.

Letter-writing, characteristic, runs into length, 210.
Libertines, 154.

Lorimer, Mr, a profligate and treacherous youth.
his history, 63.

Love, laudable, 58, 253, 280,

Love, a selfish deity, 59, 103, 275.

Lover, 36.

Mackenzie, Colonel, a friend of Captain Ander-
fon, 26.

Magnanimity, 140, 142, 148. See Sir Charles
Grandifon.

Magnanimity, one of the greateft inftances of it that.
can be fhewn by a woman, 142.
Marriage grown out of fashion among the mo-
derns, 91. Sir Charles Grandifon's arguments.

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