disposed, and that his thoughtleſsneſs & negligence,which tho'though they appeared to her as very becomingin him, she was aware would by many peoplebe considered as defects in his Character, merely proceeded from a vivacity always pleasing inYoung Men, & were far from testifying a weakor vacant Understanding. Having settled this point within herself, and being perfectly convinced byher own arguments of it's truth, she went to bedin high spirits, determined to study his Character,and watch his Behaviour still more the next day. She got up with the same good resolutions and would probably have put them in execu::tion, had not ^AnneNanny informed her as soon asshe entered the room that M^r Edward Stanley was already gone. At first she refused to creditthe information, but when her Maid aſsuredher that he had ordered a Carriage the eveningbefore to be there at seven o'clock in the Morning and that she herself had actually seen him depart