. Evelina : or, the history of a young lady's entrance into the world. ss dignity, WillMiss Anville allow me to ask her address, and to pay my respectsto her before I leave town? O how I changed colour at this unexpected request! — yet, whatwas the mortification I suffered in answering, My Lord, I am —in Holborn! He then bowed and left us. What, what can he think of this adventure! how strangely,how cruelly have all appearances turned against me! Had Ibeen blessed with any presence of mind, I should instantly haveexplained to him the accident which occasioned my being in suchterrible company:
. Evelina : or, the history of a young lady's entrance into the world. ss dignity, WillMiss Anville allow me to ask her address, and to pay my respectsto her before I leave town? O how I changed colour at this unexpected request! — yet, whatwas the mortification I suffered in answering, My Lord, I am —in Holborn! He then bowed and left us. What, what can he think of this adventure! how strangely,how cruelly have all appearances turned against me! Had Ibeen blessed with any presence of mind, I should instantly haveexplained to him the accident which occasioned my being in suchterrible company: — but I have none! As to the rest of the evening, I cannot relate the particulars ofwhat passed; for, to you, I only write of what I think; and I canthink of nothing but this unfortunate, this disgraceful two wretched women continued to torment us all, but es-pecially poor Mr. Brown, who seemed to afford them uncommondiversion, till we were discovered by Mr. Branghton, who verysoon found means to release us from their persecutions, by fright- 222. EVELINA ening them away. We stayed but a short time after they left us,which was all employed in explanation. Whatever may be the construction which Lord Orville mayput upon this affair, to me it cannot fail of being unfavourable;to be seen — gracious Heaven! to be seen in company with two women of such character! How vainly, how proudly have I wished to avoid meeting him when only with the Branghtonsand Madame Duval; —but now, how joyful should I be had heseen me to no greater disadvantage! — Holborn, too! what adirection! he who had always — but I will not torment you, mydearest Sir, with any more of my mortifying conjectures andapprehensions: perhaps he may call, — and then I shall have anopportunity of explaining to him all the most shocking part ofthe adventure. And yet, as I did not tell him at whose houseI lived, he may not be able to discover me; I merely said, in Hol-born; and he, who I suppose s
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