He must come to-morrow, she thought, but she never had the courage to speak a word on the subject to Rebecca; nor did that young woman herself allude to it in any way during the whole evening after the night at Vauxhall.
The next day, however, as the two young ladies sate on the sofa, pretending to work, or to write letters, or to read novels, Sambo came into the room with his usual engaging grin, with a packet under his arm, and a note on a tray.

"Note from Mr.Jos, Miss," says Sambo.
How Amelia trembled as she opened it! So it ran: Dear Amelia,--I send you the "Orphan of the Forest." I was too ill to come yesterday.

I leave town to-day for Cheltenham.

Pray excuse me, if you can, to the amiable Miss Sharp, for my conduct at Vauxhall, and entreat her to pardon and forget every word I may have uttered when excited by that fatal supper.

As soon as I have recovered, for my health is very much shaken, I shall go to Scotland for some months, and am Truly yours, Jos Sedley It was the death-warrant.