least),  to  accompany  their  sweet  friends  to  Bath,
or  all  over  the  world,  at  any  personal  sacrifice,
rather  than  suffer  them  to  go  alone  amongst
strangers.  Mrs  Dorrington  thanked  them  for
their  attention,  and  abruptly  replied,  that  two
thousand  per  annum  made  a  home  of  every  hotel
in  England,  and  friends  of  all  strangers ;  and  that
she  was  able  to  take  care  of  Gertrude,  and  Ger-
trude was  able  to  take  care  of  her.  The  poor  of
the  neighbourhood  sorrowed  sincerely  after  their
young  benefactress.  Mr  Barry  knew  more  of
Miss  Raymond's  charities  than  any  other  person,
for  she  never  failed  to  send  him,  from  Bath,  little
sums  of  money  and  presents  for  her  poor  pen-
sioners. Mrs  Dorrington  was  quite  right  in  her
estimation  of  society;  she  had  soon  plenty  of
friends  at  Bath,  and  Miss  Raymond's  attractions
drew  many  admirers  to  their  house.
It  is  a  difficult  thing  to  find  an  Irish  agent
who  performs  his  duty  like  an  English  one;  a
circumstance,  perhaps,  more  to  be  attributed  to
want  of  business-knowledge  than  want  of  inclina-
tion. Mrs  Dorrington's  remittances  were  delayed
beyond  all  bearing;  and  after  "  absenteeing"
for  -><>iiie  time,  she  surprised  Gertrude  one  morning
by  informing  her  that  she  had  made  up  her  mind


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to  Lf<>  over  to  Ireland  for  a  fortnight  or  three
weeks,  ;iiul  Look  into  her  own  affairs,  that  wanted
arranging1.  "  Ir  will  astonish  them  all.  she
continued)  %*  to  see  the  old  woman  Looking  so
well:   and,   as   you  have  so  often    promised    Mrs

Ackland   to   spend  a  little  time  with    her  at  Clifton.
