8/18 _Lady_ .-- Indeed, she has been used very ill by him, or somebody for him. _Lady_ .-- Yes, he has reported strange things, but they are all lies. _Lady_ .-- Well; but pray, Madam, what was the reason, if we may be so free, that she turned him off after she had entertained him so long? _Lady_ .-- Oh, Madam! reason enough; I wonder he should pretend, when he knew his own circumstances too, to court a lady of her fortune. _Lady_ .-- Why, are not his circumstances good, then? |