The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-05-01
her deceafc. While Mis- Melville Law n

| this feeble and exhaulted condition.
Mrs. hammond betrayed every token
OF the tendcrcit anxiety. Her feniibility
was habitually of the acutef fort, and she
qualities Of Emily were iuch as power
fully TO FIX her aFc6ion. She loved
her like mother. Upon the precnt
location, every found, every motion
made her trenble. Doctor Arnold
had introduced another nurfe, in confd-
GRAFTON OF the inceGanr fatigue Mrs,
Hammond had undergone; and he en-
deavoured by approximations and even
by authority, TO compel her to quiz the
apartment OF the patient But The was
uncomfortable; and he at length found
thar he fhouid probably do her more
INJURY by the violence that would be
necei1ary to feparate her from the flf-
tenng innocent, than by allowing her TO
follow her own inclinarions. Ier eye
was thouiand times turned with the
mott eager curiofity upon the counte
nance OF doctor Arnold, without her
daring to breathe a question reipeaina
ms opinion, left he ihould anfwer her b.
communication of the mott fatal Il
| dlngs. In the mean time fhe iitened
with the deepeh attention 70 every thing
that dropped either from the phyGcian
or the nurie, hoping IS it were 10 coIlaGt
from ione obliqae hint the intelligence
which ihe had nor courage exprehly 70
require
I Towards Enorniag the fate OF tia
I patient fecned to cake favourable tprn.
She dozed tog near TWO hours, and, wher,
The awoke, appeared perfectly CAIN ana
| ienilble. Understanding that fdr,
Falkland had brought the phytician TO
Attend her, and was hinicls in the
nejghbourhood, fhe requeted TO Zee f1iifl,
Nr. Falkland had gore in the mean time
with one Of his tenants 20 bail the deb,
and now entered the prilo0 to enquire
whether the young lady might be fafcly
removed from her preGcnc milerablc
refldenceto a more airy and comnodi5us
apartment, When he appeared, the fight
OF him revived il The mind of Mifs
Melville an. imperfct recollection Of the
wandcrings OF her delirium. She CO.
Vered her face with her hand, and be-
erayed the mott cxprelive confuGo7.
While he thanked him with her uC1ai
unaffected IImPlicity for all the trouble
he had taken. She hoped .he lhou}d NOT
give him much moro; The thought fhc
thould get better. Ii was flame, fhe
fad, ia young and lively girl as l1e was,
could not Contrive to outlive the rriAino
misfortunes 70 which fhe had been fnb0
je6ted. But, while The faid this, fhc
was IT'LL extremely weak. She cried to
affume chearful counrenancc; but it
was a faint etor1, which the feeble fate
Of her frame did not feem fuficient 70
luPpOrt. MIR. Falkland and the doctor
joined to requelt her to keep herlelf
quiec, and to avoid for the prefent all
occaGoas Of exerri0n.
Encouraged by the(e appearances
Mrs. Hammond now Yentured to follow
the two gentlemen out of the room IN
order TO learn from the phyGcian whar
hopes he entertained. Doctor Arnold
acknowledged that he had found his pa
tent ar frtt in very unavoidable fitlIa.
ton, tHat the tymptonas were Glanced
for the better, and that he was not with
out lOnc expectation Of her rccovrrv
lie added however, that he could
anlwer for nothing, that the next twelve
hours would be exceedingly critical.
but that, If 1he did not grow worfe be-
fore morning, he would then undertake
to anlwer sor her life. Mrs. Hammond
who had hitherto feen nothing but DEF
pair, now became frantic with Joy.
10 he continued.