disclose his name or errand, and it never once occurring to him that if he would but keep his own counsel, Miss Aubrey could never identify _him_ with the ruffian who had assailed her; Titmouse spent the interval between eight and twelve o'clock, at which latter hour the coach by which he had resolved to return to London would pass through Grilston, in inditing the following letter to Miss Aubrey:-- "_Grilston, January 6th, 18--._ "HONORED MISS, "Hoping No Offence Will Be Taken where None is meant, (_which am Sure of_,) This I send To say Who I Am which, Is the Right And True Owner of Yatton which You Enjoy Amongst You All At This present (Till The Law Give it to _Me_) Which It quickly Will, and No Mistake, And which It Ought to Have done When I were First born And Before Y^r Respect^e. Family ever Came into it, And All which Y^r hon^d. Brother Have so unlawfully Got Possession Of must Come Back to Them Whose Due It is w^h Is myself as will be Soon prov^d. And w^h am most truely Sorry Of _on your own Acc^t_. (Meaning (hon^d. Miss) you Alone) as Sure As Yatton is Intirely Mine So My Heart Is _yours_ and No Longer my Own Ever since I Saw You first as Can Easily prove but w^h doubtless You Have forgot Seeing You Never New, because (as Mr. Gammon, My Solliciter And a Very Great Lawyer, says) _Cases Alter Circumstances_, what Can I say More Than that I Love you _Most Amazing_ Such As Never Thought Myself Capable of Doing Before and w^h cannot help Ever Since I First saw your most _Lovely_ and _Divine_ and _striking_ Face w^h have Stuck In my Mind Ever Since Day and Night Sleeping and Waking I will Take my Oath Never Of Having Lov'd Any one Else, Though (must Say) have Had a Wonderful Many _Offers_ From Females of _The Highest Rank_ Since my Truely Wonderful Good fortune got Talked About every Where but have _Refused Them All_ for _y^r sake_, And Would All the World But you. When I Saw You on Horseback It was All my Sudden confusion In Seeing you (the Other Gent. was One of my Resp^e Solicitors) w^h Threw Me off in that Ridiculous Way w^h was a Great Mortification And made My brute Of A horse _go on so_, For I Remembered You and was Wonderful struck _with Your Improv'd Appearance_ (As that Same Gent. can Testify) And you was (Hon^d. Miss) Quite Wrong _To Night_ when You Spoke so Uncommon Angry To Me, seeing If I Had Only Known What Female It Was (meaning _yourself which I respect So_) out so Late Alone I should Have spoke quite Different So hope You Will think Nothing More Of that Truely _Unpleasant Event_ Now (Hon^d. Madam) What I have to say Is if You will Please to Condescend To Yield To My Desire We Can Live Most uncommon Comfortable at Yatton Together w^h Place shall Have Great Pleasure