Thatdwelling，whichhadhithertobeenaninviolateasylum，wasnowbesetwithdangertomylife。Thatsolitude，formerlysodeartome，couldnolongerbeendured。Pleyel，whohadconsentedtoresidewithusduringthemonthsofspring，lodgedinthevacantchamber，inordertoquietmyalarms。Hetreatedmyfearswithridicule，andinashorttimeveryslighttracesofthemremained:butasitwaswhollyindifferenttohimwhetherhisnightswerepassedatmyhouseoratmybrother\'s，thisarrangementgavegeneralsatisfaction。
ChapterVII
Iwillnotenumeratethevariousinquiriesandconjectureswhichtheseincidentsoccasioned。Afterallourefforts，wecamenonearertodispellingthemistinwhichtheywereinvolved；andtime，insteadoffacilitatingasolution，onlyaccumulatedourdoubts。
Inthemidstofthoughtsexcitedbytheseevents，Iwasnotunmindfulofmyinterviewwiththestranger。Irelatedtheparticulars，andshewedtheportraittomyfriends。Pleyelrecollectedtohavemetwithafigureresemblingmydescriptioninthecity；butneitherhisfaceorgarbmadethesameimpressionuponhimthatitmadeuponme。Itwasahinttorallymeuponmyprepossessions，andtoamuseuswithathousandludicrousanecdoteswhichhehadcollectedinhistravels。Hemadenoscrupletochargemewithbeinginlove；andthreatenedtoinformtheswain，whenhemethim，ofhisgoodfortune。
Pleyel\'stempermadehimsusceptibleofnodurableimpressions。Hisconversationwasoccasionallyvisitedbygleamsofhisancientvivacity；but，thoughhisimpetuositywassometimesinconvenient，therewasnothingtodreadfromhismalice。Ihadnofearthatmycharacterordignitywouldsufferinhishands，andwasnotheartilydispleasedwhenhedeclaredhisintentionofprofitingbyhisfirstmeetingwiththestrangertointroducehimtoouracquaintance。