[Peg Woffington by Charles Reade]@TWC D-Link bookPeg Woffington CHAPTER VIII 25/25
No! I wish she came from Shropshire," and he chuckled at the notion. "If you please, Sir Charles," said the man, "is not Willoughby in Cheshire ?" "No," cried his master; "it is in Shropshire.
What! eh! Five guineas for you if that lady comes from Willoughby in Shropshire. "That is where she comes from then, Sir Charles, and she is going to Bloomsbury Square." "How long have they been married ?" "Not more than twelve months, Sir Charles." Pomander gave the man ten guineas instead of five on the spot. Reader, it was too true! Mr.Vane--the good, the decent, the churchgoer--Mr.Vane, whom Mrs.Woffington had selected to improve her morals--Mr.Vane was a married man!.
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