The novels of Charles Brockden Brown, consisting of Wieland;or, The transformation. Arthur Mervyn; or, Memoirs of the year 1793. Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a sleep-walker. Jane Talbot. Ormond; or, The secret witness. Clara Howard; or, The enthusiasm of love. With a memoir of the author.

JANE TALBOT. 39
but had very little confidence that any thing in my power
to do would be of permanent advantage.
These doubts did not make me defer my visit. I was
greatly surprised to find my father as cheerful and serene
as usual, which he quickly accounted for by telling me that
he had just had a long conversation with Frank, who had
convinced him that there was no ground for the terrors
I had inspired him with the night before. IHe could not
forbear a little acrimony on the impropriety of my interference, and I tacitly acquiesced in the censure. I
found that he knew nothing of the sum I had lent, and I
thought not proper to mention it.
That day, notwithstanding his promises of payment,
passed away without hearing from my brother. I had
never laid any stress upon the promise, but drew a bad
omen fiom this failure.
A few days elapsed without any material incident. The
next occasion on which my brother was introduced into
conversation with Mrs. Fielder took place one evening
after my friend had returned from spending the day
abroad. After a pause, in which there was more significance than usual,-" Pray, have you seen Frank
lately?"
I made some vague answer.
"' He has been talked about this afternoon, very little,
as usual, to his advantage."
I trembled from head to foot.
"I fear," continued she,' he is going to ruin, and will
drag your father down the same precipice."
" Dearest madam! what new circumstance?"
"Nothing very new. It seems Mr. Frazer-his wife
told the story-sold him, a twelvemonth ago, a curricle
and pair of horses. Part of the money, after some delay,
was paid. The rest was dunned for unavailingly a long
time. At length curricle and horses scoured the roads
under the management of Monsieur Petitgrave, brother to
Frank's housekceeper, the handsome mustee. This gave
Frazer uneasiness, and some importunity extorted from
Frank a note, which, being due last Tuesday, was, at
Frank's importunity, withdrawn from bank to prevent
protest. " Next day, however, it was paid."