Herfathercriedforhelpindismay。InranHarriet，saw，andscreamed，butdidnotloseherhead；thisveraciouspersonwhippedapairofscissorsoffthetable，andcuttheyounglady\'sstay-
lacesdirectly。Thentherewasaburstofimprisonedbeauty；adeep，deepsighofreliefcamefromabosomthatwouldhavedonehonortoDiana；andthescenesoonconcludedwithfitsofharmlessweeping，renewedatintervals。
Whenithadsettleddowntothis，herfather，tosootheher，saidhewouldwritetoDr。Staines，andbringaboutareconciliation，ifsheliked。
\"No，\"saidshe，\"youshallkillmesooner。Ishoulddieofshame。\"
Sheadded，\"Oh，pray，fromthishour，nevermentionhisnametome。\"