ABSTRACT
ELPHINSTONE had now been absent some days, and the wind, which was contrary and violent, prevented his return to the place of his abode. Mrs. Elphinstone became uneasy at the storms which detained him, and Celestina participated in her anxiety. At length the wind sunk, and, towards the evening of the fifth day of his absence, was fair to bring him from Harris. Mrs. Elphinstone, who had been a good deal alarmed by the hurricanes of several preceding days, and had wearied her spirits by watching the weather and keeping an anxious eye towards the impracticable sea, found herself indisposed and shivering; and telling Celestina that she believed she had caught cold, she went early to bed, remarking, as she bade her good night, that Elphinstone would probably be at home in the morning.
