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I will now , if you please , take my leave , and will call upon you to-morrow . '' `` I will not detain you , Mr Masterton ; but Mr Newland will , I trust , come home with Cecilia and me ; I have much to ask of him . '' I consented , and Mr Masterton went back to town ; I went to the principal hotel to order a chaise and horses , while Fleta packed up her wardrobe . In half an hour we set off , and it was midnight before we arrived at Richmond . During my journey I narrated to Lady de Clare every particular of our meeting with Fleta . We were all glad to go to bed , and the kind manner in which Lady de Clare wished me good-night , with `` God bless you , Mr Newland ! '' brought the tears into my eyes .