provide　for　you　all　without　farther　delayHere　are　4　Banknotes　of　50L　eachTake　them　and　remember　I　have　done　the　Duty　of　a　Grandfather。〃　He　instantly　left　the　Room　and　immediately　afterwards　the　House。　Adeiu；　Laura。
  LETTER　the　12th　LAURA　in　continuation
  You　may　imagine　how　greatly　we　were　surprised　by　the　sudden　departure　of　Lord　St　Clair。　　〃Ignoble　Grand…sire！〃　　exclaimed　Sophia。　　〃Unworthy　Grandfather！〃　said　I；　and　instantly　fainted　in　each　other's　arms。　　How　long　we　remained　in　this　situation　I　know　not；　but　when　we　recovered　we　found　ourselves　alone；　without　either　Gustavus；　Philander；　or　the　Banknotes。　　As　we　were　deploring　our　unhappy　fate；　the　Door　of　the　Apartment　opened　and　〃Macdonald〃　was　announced。　　He　was　Sophia's　cousin。　　The　haste　with　which　he　came　to　our　releif　so　soon　after　the　receipt　of　our　Note；　spoke　so　greatly　in　his　favour　that　I　hesitated　not　to　pronounce　him　at　first　sight；　a　tender　and　simpathetic　Freind。　Alas！　　he　little　deserved　the　namefor　though　he　told　us　that　he　was　much　concerned　at　our　Misfortunes；　yet　by　his　own　account　it　appeared　that　the　perusal　of　them；　had　neither　drawn　from　him　a　single　sigh；　nor　induced　him　to　bestow　one　curse　on　our　vindictive　stars。　　He　told　Sophia　that　his　Daughter　depended　on　her　returning　with　him　to　Macdonald…Hall；　and　that　as　his　Cousin's　freind　he　should　be　happy　to　see　me　there　also。　　To　Macdonald…Hall；　therefore　we　went；　and　were　received　with　great　kindness　by　Janetta　the　Daughter　of　Macdonald；　and　the　Mistress　of　the　Mansion。　　Janetta　was　then　only　fifteen；　naturally　well　disposed；　endowed　with　a　susceptible　Heart；　and　a　simpathetic　Disposition；　she　might；　had　these　amiable　qualities　been　properly　encouraged；　have　been　an　ornament　to　human　Nature；　but　unfortunately　her　Father　possessed　not　a　soul　sufficiently　exalted　to　admire　so　promising　a　Disposition；　and　had　endeavoured　by　every　means　on　his　power　to　prevent　it　encreasing　with　her　Years。　　He　had　actually　so　far　extinguished　the　natural　noble　Sensibility　of　her　Heart；　as　to　prevail　on　her　to　accept　an　offer　from　a　young　Man　of　his　Recommendation。　　They　were　to　be　married　in　a　few　months；　and　Graham；　was　in　the　House　when　we　arrived。　WE　soon　saw　through　his　character。　　He　was　just　such　a　Man　as　one　might　have　expected　to　be　the　choice　of　Macdonald。　　They　said　he　was　Sensible；　well…informed；　and　Agreable；　we　did　not　pretend　to　Judge　of　such　trifles；　but　as　we　were　convinced　he　had　no　soul；　that　he　had　never　read　the　sorrows　of　Werter；　and　that　his　Hair　bore　not　the　least　resemblance　to　auburn；　we　were　certain　that　Janetta　could　feel　no　affection　for　him；　or　at　least　that　she　ought　to　feel　none。　　The　very　circumstance　of　his　being　her　father's　choice　too；　was　so　much　in　his　disfavour；　that　had　he　been　deserving　her；　in　every　other　respect　yet　THAT　of　itself　ought　to　have　been　a　sufficient　reason　in　the　Eyes　of　Janetta　for　rejecting　him。　　These　considerations　we　were　determined　to　represent　to　her　in　their　proper　light　and　doubted　not　of　meeting　with　the　desired　success　from　one　naturally　so　well　disposed；　whose　errors　in　the　affair　had　only　arisen　from　a　want　of　proper　confidence　in　her　own　opinion；　and　a　suitable　contempt　of　her　father's。　　We　found　her　indeed　all　that　our　warmest　wishes　could　have　hoped　for；　we　had　no　difficulty　to　convince　her　that　it　was　impossible　she　could　love　Graham；　or　that　it　was　her　Duty　to　disobey　her　Father；　the　only　thing　at　which　she　rather　seemed　to　hesitate　was　our　assertion　that　she　must　be　attached　to　some　other　Person。　　For　some　time；　she　persevered　in　declaring　that　she　knew　no　other　young　man　for　whom　she　had　the　the　smallest　Affection；　but　upon　explaining　the　impossibility　of　such　a　thing　she　said　that　she　beleived　she　DID　LIKE　Captain　M'Kenrie　better　than　any　one　she　knew　besides。　　This　confession　satisfied　us　and　after　having　enumerated　the　good　Qualities　of　M'Kenrie　and　assured　her　that　she　was　violently　in　love　with　him；　we　desired　to　know　whether　he　had　ever　in　any　wise　declared　his　affection　to　her。
  〃So　far　from　having　ever　declared　it；　I　have　no　reason　to　imagine　that　he　has　ever　felt　any　for　me。〃　said　Janetta。　　〃That　he　certainly　adores　you　（replied　Sophia）　there　can　be　no　doubt。　The　Attachment　must　be　reciprocal。　　Did　he　never　gaze　on　you　with　admirationtenderly　press　your　handdrop　an　involantary　tear　and　leave　the　room　abruptly？〃　〃Never　（replied　she）　that　I　rememberhe　has　always　left　the　room　indeed　when　his　visit　has　been　ended；　but　has　never　gone　away　particularly　abruptly　or　without　making　a　bow。〃　Indeed　my　Love　（said　I）　you　must　be　mistakenfor　it　is　absolutely　impossible　that　he　should　ever　have　left　you　but　with　Confusion；　Despair；　and　Precipitation。　Consider　but　for　a　moment　Janetta；　and　you　must　be　convinced　how　absurd　it　is　to　suppose　that　he　could　ever　make　a　Bow；　or　behave　like　any　other　Person。〃　Having　settled　this　Point　to　our　satisfaction；　the　next　we　took　into　consideration　was；　to　determine　in　what　manner　we　should　inform　M'Kenrie　of　the　favourable　Opinion　Janetta　entertained　of　him。　。　。　。　　We　at　length　agreed　to　acquaint　him　with　it　by　an　anonymous　Letter　which　Sophia　drew　up　in　the　following　manner。
  〃Oh！　　happy　Lover　of　the　beautifull　Janetta；　oh！　　amiable　Possessor　of　HER　Heart　whose　hand　is　destined　to　another；　why　do　you　thus　delay　a　confession　of　your　attachment　to　the　amiable　Object　of　it？　　Oh！　　consider　that　a　few　weeks　will　at　once　put　an　end　to　every　flattering　Hope　that　you　may　now　entertain；　by　uniting　the　unfortunate　Victim　of　her　father's　Cruelty　to　the　execrable　and　detested　Graham。〃
  〃Alas！　　why　do　you　thus　so　cruelly　connive　at　the　projected　Misery　of　her　and　of　yourself　by　delaying　to　communicate　that　scheme　which　had　doubtless　long　possessed　your　imagination？　　A　secret　Union　will　at　once　secure　the　felicity　of　both。〃
  The　amiable　M'Kenrie；　whose　modesty　as　he　afterwards　assured　us　had　been　the　only　reason　of　his　having　so　long　concealed　the　violence　of　his　affection　for　Janetta；　on　receiving　this　Billet　flew　on　the　wings　of　Love　to　Macdonald…Hall；　and　so　powerfully　pleaded　his　Attachment　to　her　who　inspired　it；　that　after　a　few　more　private　interveiws；　Sophia　and　I　experienced　the　satisfaction　of　seeing　them　depart　for　Gretna…Green；　which　they　chose　for　the　celebration　of　their　Nuptials；　in　preference　to　any　other　place　although　it　was　at　a　considerable　distance　from　Macdonald…Hall。　Adeiu　Laura。
  LETTER　the　13th　LAURA　in　continuation
  They　had　been　gone　nearly　a　couple　of　Hours；　before　either　Macdonald　or　Graham　had　entertained　any　suspicion　of　the　affair。　And　they　might　not　even　then　have　suspected　it；　but　for　the　following　little　Accident。　　Sophia　happening　one　day　to　open　a　private　Drawer　in　Macdonald's　Library　with　one　of　her　own　keys；　discovered　that　it　was　the　Place　where　he　kept　his　Papers　of　consequence　and　amongst　them　some　bank　notes　of　considerable　amount。　　This　discovery　she　imparted　to　me；　and　having　agreed　together　that　it　would　be　a　proper　treatment　of　so　vile　a　Wretch　as　Macdonald　to　deprive　him　of　money；　perhaps　dishonestly　gained；　it　was　determined　that　the　next　time　we　should　either　of　us　happen　to　go　that　way；　we　would　take　one　or　more　of　the　Bank　notes　from　the　drawer。　　This　well　meant　Plan　we　had　often　successfully　put　in　Execution；　but　alas！　　on　the　very　day　of　Janetta's　Escape；　as　Sophia　was　majestically　removing　the　5th　Bank…note　from　the　Drawer　to　her　own　purse；　she　was　suddenly　most　impertinently　interrupted　in　her　employment　by　the　entrance　of　Macdonald　himself；　in　a　most　abrupt　and　precipitate　Manner。　Sophia　（who　though　naturally　all　winning　sweetness　could　when　occasions　demanded　it　call　forth　the　Dignity　of　her　sex）　instantly　put　on　a　most　forbidding　look；　and　darting　an　angry　frown　on　the　undaunted　culprit；　demanded　in　a　haughty　tone　of　voice　〃Wherefore　her　retirement　was　thus　insolently　broken　in　on？〃　The　unblushing　Macdonald；　without　even　endeavouring　to　exculpate　himself　from　the　crime　he　was　charged　with；　meanly　endeavoured　to　reproach　Sophia　with　ignobly　defrauding　him　of　his　money　。　。　。　The　dignity　of　Sophia　was　wounded；　〃Wretch　（exclaimed　she；　hastily　replacing　the　Bank…note　in　the　Drawer）　how　darest　thou　to　accuse　me　of　an　Act；　of　which　the　bare　idea　makes　me　blush？〃　The　base　wretch　was　still　unconvinced　and　continued　to　upbraid　the　justly…offended　Sophia　in　such　opprobious　Language；　that　at　length　he　so　greatly　provoked　the　gentle　sweetness　of　her　Nature；　as　to　induce　her　to　revenge　herself　on　him　by　informing　him　of　Janetta's　Elopement；　and　of　the　active　Part　we　had　both　taken　in　the　affair。　　At　this　period　of　their　Quarrel　I　entered　the　Library　and　was　as　you　may　imagine　equally　offended　as　Sophia　at　the　ill…grounded　accusations　of　the　malevolent　and　contemptible　Macdonald。　　〃Base　Miscreant！　　（cried　I）　how　canst　thou　thus　undauntedly　endeavour　to　sully　the　spotless　reputation　of　such　bright　Excellence？　　Why　dost　thou　not　suspect　MY　innocence　as　soon？〃　〃Be　satisfied　Madam　（replied　he）　I　DO　suspect　it；　and　therefore　must　desire　that　you　will　both　leave　this　House　in　less　than　half　an　hour。〃
  〃We　shall　go　willingly；　（answered　Sophia）　our　hearts　have　long　detested　thee；　and　nothing　but　our　freindship　for　thy　Daughter　could　have　induced　us　to　remain　so　long　beneath　thy　ro