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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1794 Excerpt: ... "112 E 1 L E N.'" affair happen r"--The duel, Captain DureH informed her, was yesterday, but the transaction which occasioned it was the day before, at Mrs. Stewart's. Lord Charles having liberally furnished Lady Castle Howel with money, to pay some play debts, accidentally saw Lord Claverton give her his pocket book for the fame purpose. "Good God!" exclaimed Lady Gertrude, "some mistake, some inexplicable mystery is in all this, for I myself gave her money to pay play debts she fame day." Lady Autumn, and Miss Pendegrass laughed out, at this, and congratulated their friend, on being added to the number of dupes made by the little welch novice. Lady Gertrude took rather an abrupt leave, and ordered her chair to Lord Claverton's, where she found the street covered.with straw, the hall door on jar, and the sorter in waiting, who put her name on the slate flate, but could only say, his Lord was ill, without a syllable that led to the information, she was in pursuit of..... Lady Frances, on her part, found her friend's dressing room crouded, the company highly diverted with every thing, but Lord Claverton's danger, which as it involved Lord Charles in some difficulties, was really tremendous--here, it was, tho' entirely believed, treated as a thing of course, and from seeing Lady Frances abroad, half the company concluded, the family would think of it in the fame way; Lady Daub however, seeing her Fanny look very grave, took her into her closet, and eagerly repeated her story. "Lord Charles, who, dear creature, was but too generous, had been very lavish of presents to Lady Castle Howel, and among other things of great value, gave her a pocket book, in which were bank notes to a very considerable amount, that happening to see Lord Claverton take out a pocket bo...
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