Eager to renew a conversation which had afforded her so much
pleasure, Cecilia, neither sensible of fatigue from her change of
hours nor her journey, arose with the light, and as soon as she was
dressed, hastened to the breakfast apartment.

She had not, however, been more impatient to enter than she soon
became to quit it; for though not much surprized to find herself
there before her friend, her ardour for waiting her arrival was
somewhat chilled, upon finding the fire but just lighted, the room
cold, and the servants still employed in putting it in order.

At 10 o'clock she made another attempt: the room was then better
prepared for her reception, but still it was empty. Again she was
retiring, when the appearance of Mr Arnott stopped her.

He expressed his surprize at her early rising, in a manner that
marked the pleasure it gave to him; and then, returning to the
conversation of the preceding evening, he expatiated with warmth and
feeling upon the happiness of his boyish days, remembered every
circumstance belonging to the plays in which they had formerly been
companions, and dwelt upon every incident with a minuteness of
delight that shewed his unwillingness ever to have done with the
subject.

This discourse detained her till they were joined by Mrs Harrel, and
then another, more gay and more general succeeded to it.

During their breakfast, Miss Larolles was announced as a visitor to
Cecilia, to whom she immediately advanced with the intimacy of an
old acquaintance, taking her hand, and assuring her she could no