say, ' except to ask you .to excuse this long letter, and to be lieve me your grateful servant, ■ : , • " • ,She;signed,and,inclqsed.the letter, and wrote ' , the address, , 1 ; Then, , ; for, the first •time, an, obstacle, .which she;oiightto have 1 seen.bef ore showed itself, standing straight. 'ih her way. •, , ,'. .<> ..;.  ,, , ) , ,• _ ,. j The^e, was no time, to forward her letter •in th,e;ordinary manner- by post.,;, It must ,be,|takenf,tp its. destination ,by a private .m,esse Inger...,,.Lady1 nger...,,.Lady Janet's servants,, had hitherto, been,. one ah(l aljj ,at her, disposal. - 1 Could she, .presume to , employ them on her. ,own. affairs,; .when, she might, be xiis- ; ifaissed from the house, a disgraced wom;an, ' in. half ..an honr's'jtime..?, ;; .Of .the .two .alternatjyep it seemed; better to, take her 'chance,, and present herself attthe Refuge without asking leave first. : .! ..". i ! j While she |was stilX,consid,ering the question she w.as startled by a knock at her door, ,On opening , it she \ admitted •Lady Janet's maid, with a morsel of folded : noterpaperinheriixand.,f ; >. ,!.') • ,' v * From my lady,|iniss," said the woman, , giving her the npte; There is no answer."; Mercy stopped. her as she was about to, ; leave the r00m. ,,' The 1 appearance of the

taiold suggested an, inquiry td ,her. .She asked it any of the servants ,-yvera likely to bo going into town that afternoon. j "Yes, miss. One of the grooms is going on horseback, with' a "message to her ladyship's coach-maker."  >-., j. The' Refuge' was close "by {he coacli anaker's place of business. Under the jcircumstances, Mercy, was 1 emboldened to pnake use of- the man. It was a pardon able liberty to employ his services now. i ;" Will you kindly give the groom that fetter for me?" she tsaid. "It will not •takehim out of the way. He has only to it— nothing more. )? !.. , ' I ■. The woman willingly complied with the request. 'Left .once' more .-by herself, 'Mercy looked at the. little note- which had .been plaoed in her hands. ! It was the first time that her bene factress had. 