Guy Mannering.

GUY MANNERING. 189
"Upon our past meetings at Ellangowan-and truly,
I think very often we discourse concerning Miss Lucyfor Mr. Charles Hazlewood, in that particular, resembleth
me, Mr. Mac-Morlan. When I begin to speak of her I
never know when to stop-and, as I say (jocularly), she
cheats us out of half our lessons."
"O ho! " thought Mac-Morlan; "sits the wind in that
quarter? I've heard something like this before."
He then began to consider what conduct was safest for
his protegee, and even for himself, for the senior Mr.
Hazlewood was powerful, wealthy, ambitious, and vindictive, and looked for both fortune and title in any connexion which his son might form. At length, having the
highest opinion of his guest's good sense and penetration,
he determined to take an opportunity, when they should
happen to be alone, to communicate the matter to her as
a simple piece of intelligence. He did so in as natural a
manner as he could:-" I wish you joy of your friend
Mr. Sampson's good fortune, Miss Bertram; he has got
a pupil who pays him two guineas for twelve lessons of
Greek and Latin."
" Indeed!-I am equally happy and surprised. Who
can be so liberal?-is Colonel Mannering returned? "
" No, no, not Colonel Mannering; but what do you
think of your acquaintance, Mr. Charles Hazlewood?
He talks of taking his lessons here; I wish we may have
accommodation for him."
Lucy blushed deeply. "For Heaven's sake, no, Mfr.
Ml\ac-Morlan —do not let that be;-Charles HIazlewood
has had enough of mischief about that already."
"About the classics, my dear young lady!" wilfully
seeming to misunderstand her;-" most young gentlemen
have so at one period or another, sure enough; but his
present studies are voluntary."