 his
present passion for Emmeline would be forgotten as easily as many other
transient attachments which his youth, and warmth of temper, had led him
into.

At dinner, Delamere enquired 'whether his charming cousin was always to
remain a prisoner in her own room?'

To which Lord Montreville answered, 'that it had been her custom; and as
there was no lady with them, it was better she should continue it.'

He then changed the discourse; and contrived to keep Delamere in sight
the whole afternoon; and by that means prevented any further enquiries
after Emmeline; who now, entirely confined to her turret, impatiently
awaited the return of the messenger who had been sent to Swansea.

Delamere, in the mean time, had lingered frequently about the
housekeeper's room, in hopes of seeing Emmeline; but she never appeared.

He applied to Mrs. Garnet for intelligence of her: but she had received
orders from Lord Montreville not to satisfy his enquiries. He employed
his servants therefore to discover where she was usually to be found,
and by their means was at length informed in what part of the castle her
apartment lay; and that there was a design actually on foot to send her
away, but whither he could not learn.

The answer brought from Mrs. Watkins, by the man who had been sent to
Swansea, expressed her readiness to take the boarder offered her.

This intelligence Lord Montreville communicated himself to Emmeline; who
received it with such artless satisfaction, that his Lordship, who had
before doubted whether some degree of coquetry was not concealed under
the apparent ingenuous innocence of his niece, now believed he had
judged too hastily.

It remained to be considered how she could be conveyed from Mowbray
Castle without the knowledge of Delamere. She was herself ignorant of
every thing beyond its walls, and could therefore be of no use in the
consultation. His Lordship had, however, entrusted Fitz-Edward with his
uneasiness about Delamere; at which the former only laughed; and said he
by no means believed that any serious consequences were to be
apprehended: that it was mere badinage; of which he was sure Delamere
would think no more after they left Mowbray Castle; and that it was not
a matter which his Lordship should allow to make him uneasy.

Lord Montreville however, who thought he could not too soon remedy his
own indiscretion in introducing Emmeline to his son, determined to
embrace the opportunity of putting an end to any future correspondence
between them: he therefore insisted on a promise of secresy from
Fitz-Edward; and had recourse to Headly, who from a frequent residence
