Edith came in, as usual, before she retired for the night, and expressed affectionate concern for my indisposition; but there was an air of constraint, which I could not help perceiving.

My eyes fell before hers, with conscious guilt.

For had I not robbed her of that first place in her brother's heart, which she had so long claimed as her inalienable right?
I had one duty to perform, and I resolved to do it before I laid my head on the pillow.

With the manuscript in my hand, I sought the chamber of Mrs.Linwood.She sat before a small table, her head resting thoughtfully on her hand, with an open Bible before her.

She looked up at my entrance, with a countenance of gentle seriousness, and extended her hand affectionately.
Walking hastily towards her, I knelt at her feet, and laying the manuscript in her lap, burst into tears.
"Oh! Mrs.Linwood," I cried, "will your love and kindness survive the knowledge of all these pages will reveal?
Will a mother's virtues cancel the record of a father's guilt?
Can you cherish and protect me still ?" She bent over me and took me in her arms, while tears trembled in her eyes.
"I know all, my dear child," she said; "there is nothing new to be revealed.