out. One misfortune seldom comes alone; Lord M. is recovering. He had
bespoken mourning for him.

LETTER L. Clarissa to Miss Howe.--
Writes with incoherence, to inquire after her health. Lets her know
whither to direct to her. But forgets, in her rambling, her private
address. By which means her letter falls into the hands of Miss Howe's
mother.

LETTER LI. Mrs. Howe to Clarissa.--
Reproaches her for making all her friends unhappy. Forbids her to write
any more to her daughter.

LETTER LII. Clarissa's meek reply.

LETTER LIII. Clarissa to Hannah Burton.

LETTER LIV. Hannah Burton. In answer.

LETTER LV. Clarissa to Miss Norton.--
Excuses her long silence. Asks her a question, with a view to detect
Lovelace. Hints at his ungrateful villany. Self-recrimination.

LETTER LVI. Mrs. Norton to Clarissa.--
Answers her question. Inveighs against Lovelace. Hopes she has escaped
with her honour. Consoles her by a brief relation of her own case, and
from motives truly pious.

LETTER LVII. Clarissa to Lady Betty Lawrance.--
Requests an answer to three questions, with a view farther to detect