His Person pleased her, and her conversations with Agnes generally used to terminate in some question about her Brother.

She, who doted upon Lorenzo, wished for no better than an opportunity to trumpet out his praise.

She spoke of him in terms of rapture; and to convince her Auditor how just were his sentiments, how cultivated his mind, and elegant his expressions, She showed her at different times the letters which She received from him.

She soon perceived that from these communications the heart of her young Friend had imbibed impressions, which She was far from intending to give, but was truly happy to discover.

She could not have wished her Brother a more desirable union: Heiress of Villa-Franca, virtuous, affectionate, beautiful, and accomplished, Virginia seemed calculated to make him happy.