Osbornehintedthatheshouldlikequiteaswelltositinthedark；butMissSedley，laughing，declinedtobearhimcompanyanyfarther，andthetwoaccordinglyfollowedMr。Joseph。RebeccasangfarbetterthanherfriendthoughofcourseOsbornewasfreetokeephisopinion，andexertedherselftotheutmost，and，indeed，tothewonderofAmelia，whohadneverknownherperformsowell。ShesangaFrenchsong，whichJosephdidnotunderstandintheleast，andwhichGeorgeconfessedhedidnotunderstand，andthenanumberofthosesimpleballadswhichwerethefashionfortyyearsago，andinwhichBritishtars，ourKing，poorSusan，blue-eyedMary，andthelike，weretheprincipalthemes。
Theyarenot，itissaid，verybrilliant，inamusicalpointofview，butcontainnumberlessgood-natured，simpleappealstotheaffections，whichpeopleunderstoodbetterthanthemilk-and-waterlagrime，sospiri，andfelicitaoftheeternalDonizettianmusicwithwhichwearefavourednow-a-days。
Conversationofasentimentalsort，befittingthesubject，wascarriedonbetweenthesongs，towhichSambo，afterhehadbroughtthetea，thedelightedcook，andevenMrs。Blenkinsop，thehousekeeper，condescendedtolistenonthelanding-place。
Amongthesedittieswasone，thelastoftheconcert，andtothefollowingeffect：
Ah！bleakandbarrenwasthemoor，Ah！loudandpiercingwasthestorm，Thecottageroofwasshelter’dsure，Thecottagehearthwasbrightandwarm——