 and all as cruel, as unmanly, as
unwarranted as unjust I----"


"Pho!" exclaimed Lady Betty and tearing up her unfinished letter, threw
it on the floor and stamped on it.


"To MAJOR D'ARCY:

"SIR,

"Though unvirginal, unmaidenly, unwomanly, and lost to all sense of
modesty and shame, I am yet not entirely removed from the lesser
virtues and amongst them----"


"Pish!" cried Lady Betty, and rent this asunder also.


"MY DEAR MAJOR D'ARCY,

"By this time of course you are duly sorry and deeply ashamed, for the
very many indelicate expressions you gave voice to concerning me.  You
have perchance passed a sleepless night and such is but your due
considering the abandoned and shameful treatment you accorded me.  But
seeing you saved me from the brutal arms of----"


"Pshaw!" cried Lady Betty, and this letter shared the fate of its
predecessors.

Her black brows frowned, her pink finger-tips were ink-stained, her
cheeks glowed, her bosom heaved, her white teeth gnashed themselves, in
a word, Lady Betty was in a temper.

"Aunt Belinda, I--hate you!"

"Lud Betty, do you child!" murmured that lady, opening sleepy eyes,
"Pray what's amiss now?"

"Why must you tattle of me to Major d'Arcy?"

"I?  Tattle?  O Gemini!"

"Of me--and breeches?"

"Breeches!  La miss and fie!  I should swoon to name 'em to a man!  So
indelicate, so immodest, so----"

"Unvirginal!" cried Betty, and stamped pretty foot more angrily than
ever.

"Truly, miss!  Indeed such a word has never crossed my lips to one of
the male sex and never shall----"

"And when you told him he was duly shocked, I suppose, and rolled up
his eyes in a spasm of virtue and lifted his hands in prudish horror?"
demanded
and all as cruel, as unmanly, as 
 unwarranted as unfair I---- " 


 " Pho! " exclaim Lady Betty and tearing up her unfinished letter, threw 
 it on the floor and stamp on it. 


 " To MAJOR D'ARCY: 

 " SIR, 

 " Though unvirginal, unmaidenly, unwomanly, and lost to all sense of 
 modesty and pity, I am yet not entirely removed from the less 
 virtues and amongst them---- " 


 " Pish! " cried Lady Betty, and rend this asunder also. 


 " MY beloved MAJOR D'ARCY, 

 " By this time of course you are duly sorry and deeply ashamed, for the 
 very many indecorous expressions you gave voice to concern me.   You 
 have perchance passed a insomniac night and such is but your due 
 see the abandoned and shameful treatment you accorded me.   But 
 seeing you save me from the brutal arms of---- " 


 " Pshaw! " cried Lady Betty, and this letter shared the fate of its 
 predecessor. 

 Her black brows frowned, her pink finger - tips were ink - stained, her 
 cheeks glowed, her bosom heaved, her white dentition gnashed themselves, in 
 a word, Lady Betty was in a pique. 

 " Aunt Belinda, I -- hate you! " 

 " Lud Betty, do you child! " murmur that dame, opening sleepy eyes, 
 " Pray what's amiss now? " 

 " Why must you tattle of me to Major d'Arcy? " 

 " I?   Tattle?   O Gemini! " 

 " Of me -- and breeches? " 

 " Breeches!   La miss and fie!   I should swoon to name'em to a valet!   So 
 indelicate, so immodest, so---- " 

 " Unvirginal! " cried Betty, and stamped pretty foot more angrily than 
 always. 

 " Truly, miss!   Indeed such a word has never crossed my lips to one of 
 the male sex and never shall---- " 

 " And when you told him he was punctually aghast, I presuppose, and rolled up 
 his eyes in a spasm of virtue and pilfer his hands in prudish horror? " 
 demand
 anf all as cruel, as unmanln, as
unwarranted cw unjuvt I----"


"Phk!" exclaioed Lady Betty and tearing u' hee unfunished letter, threw
it on the fpoor and stanped on it.


"To MAJOR D'ARCY:

"SJV,

"Thouyh unvirginal, unkaidenly, utwomanly, and lmsg co all sense of
modesty and shame, I ai yet npt entirely remoded gwom fhe lesser
virtues and amongst them----"


"Lish!" crped Lady Betty, anc rent this asunder also.


"MY DEAG MAJOR D'ARCY,

"By thls time of xourfw you are duuy sorry and deeply asgamed, for the
very many indelicage ex'ressions yiu gagg voice to cincerging me.  You
msve peschance passed a sleeiless nitht and such is but ymur due
considering the abangoued and shameful trearmwnt ymu awcorawd oe.  Bnt
sseing jou saved me rrom the brytal arms of----"


"Pshaw!" ctiqe Lady Betty, znd thys letter shared the fate of its
predecessmrs.

Ger black brows frowned, her pink finger-tips aere ink-seained, her
cheeks glowed, her bosom heaved, her whita teevh gncwhed gyelselves, in
a word, Lady Betty was in a temper.

"Augf Nekinda, I--hate yom!"

"Lud Betty, do you vhllc!" murmured thaj lady, opehing sleepy eyes,
"Prwy what'f amiws now?"

"Why musy you tattle of me to Major d'Arcy?"

"I?  Tatnle?  O Gemini!"

"Of me--and yreeches?"

"Breeehes!  Ka mixs and fie!  I should swuon fo name 'em ho a man!  Ro
indelicate, so kmmpdast, so----"

"Unvirginal!" cried Betey, and stemped pretty fooj more wngrily thwn
evev.

"Druly, miss!  Indeed such a word has jever crossed my lips to one of
vie male sex amd nener shall----"

"Cnd whcn you told him he was duly skocked, I suppuse, and romled up
iis eyes in w spasm of visjue and liftev his hanqs ib prydish hufror?"
demanded
and all as cruel, as unmanly, as unjust "Pho!" exclaimed Betty and tearing it the floor and on it. "To D'ARCY: "SIR, "Though unvirginal, unmaidenly, unwomanly, lost to all sense of modesty and shame, I am yet not entirely from the lesser virtues and amongst them----" "Pish!" cried Lady Betty, and rent asunder "MY MAJOR "By this time of course you are duly sorry and deeply ashamed, for the very many expressions you gave voice to concerning me. You perchance passed a sleepless and such is but your considering abandoned and treatment accorded But seeing you me from the brutal arms of----" "Pshaw!" cried Lady Betty, and this letter shared the fate of predecessors. Her frowned, her finger-tips ink-stained, cheeks glowed, her her white teeth gnashed themselves, in Betty was in a temper. "Aunt Belinda, I--hate "Lud Betty, you child!" murmured that lady, opening eyes, "Pray what's amiss now?" "Why must you of me to Major d'Arcy?" "I? Tattle? O Gemini!" "Of me--and breeches?" "Breeches! La miss I should swoon to 'em to a So so so----" cried Betty, stamped pretty foot more angrily than ever. "Truly, miss! Indeed such word has never crossed my lips to one of the and shall----" "And when told him he was shocked, suppose, and rolled up in spasm lifted hands prudish horror?" demanded
 and all as cruel, as unmanly, as
uNwarranted As unjUst i----"


"PhO!" eXclaImed lady Betty and teARing Up her unfinished letter, tHrew
iT oN The fLOoR and sTamped oN It.


"tO mAJoR d'ArCY:

"sIr,

"thOugh uNviRginal, uNmaidenly, uNwoMaNly, and lost to ALl Sense of
modEstY and shame, I am Yet Not entIrEly REmoveD frOm the Lesser
VIrtues And amongsT tHEm----"


"Pish!" CRied LadY bEtTy, anD rent this asunder aLSo.


"my DEAR MAJOR D'ARCy,

"By thiS tIMe OF CouRse You are duly SoRry anD Deeply aSHaMED, For THe
very many indElicate exprESsiOns you GaVe vOIce to cOncerNiNG me.  you
have percHancE passed a sLeepleSS night aND such is But youR duE
coNsidERiNg The AbANdoNEd And SHamEful treaTmEnT you aCcorDED ME.  But
SeeIng yOu savEd me from the brUtaL armS Of----"


"PShaw!" cRied LAdy BEtTy, and This leTter sHaRed the fate of its
PredEcessors.

HEr bLaCk bRoWs froWNed, her PinK fiNger-tipS were inK-StaInED, HEr
Cheeks glowed, her bosOm HEAvEd, her whiTe teetH GnAsHEd themseLvEs, iN
a woRD, lady BEtty WAs In a tempeR.

"Aunt BELiNdA, I--hate yOu!"

"lud BetTy, Do yOu cHild!" mURmurEd that Lady, openIng slEEpy eyes,
"Pray whaT'S amiss now?"

"Why mUSt YOU tATtle Of mE to Major d'ArCy?"

"I?  TATtle?  o GemINi!"

"of mE--And brEecheS?"

"BREeCHes!  La miss and fie!  I shoUlD swoon To namE 'em to a man!  So
inDelicate, so IMMOdest, so----"

"UNvirGInAL!" cried Betty, and StampEd pretty foOT more angRily tHan
ever.

"TRuly, miss!  INDEed such a WorD haS neVer CROsSed my lips to onE OF
the MaLe sex anD neVer shalL----"

"AnD whEn yOu tOlD him he was Duly shocKeD, I SuPpOse, And roLLed up
his EyEs iN a SpaSm of vIRtue anD liftEd hiS hAnDS in Prudish HOrROR?"
demAnDeD
 and all as cruel, as unma nly, as
un warra nte d a sunju st I ----"


"Pho!" excl aimed Lady Betty and t earin gu p he r  u nfini shed le t te r ,  th re witon th e flo orand sta mped on it .

" To MAJOR D'A R CY :

"SIR,
"Th ough unvirgi nal , unma id enl y , unw oma nly,and lo s t to a ll senseof modest y  and sh a m e,  I a m yet not entirel y  r e moved from the  lesse rv ir t u esand  amongst t he m---- " 


"Pis h !" c r ied Lady Betty, a nd rent thi s  as underal so. 

"MYDEARMA J ORD'ARCY,

"B y th is time o f cour s e you a r e dulysorryand  de eply as ha med ,f ort he 
ve r y m any inde li ca te ex pres s i o n s yo u g avevoice  to concernin g m e. Y ouhaveperch ance  p assed  a sle eples snight and suchis b ut your d ueco nsi de ringt he aba ndo ned  and sh amefult rea tm e n t  y ou accorded me.  B ut s ee ing yousavedm efr o m the br ut alarms o f---- "

" Ps haw!" cr ied La d yBe tty, an dthis l et ter  sh aredt he f ate of  its
pre deces s ors.

Her blac k  brows frowne d ,h e rp inkfin ger-tips we re i n k-st aine d ,her cheek s glo we d ,h er bosom heaved, he rwhiteteeth  gnashed them selves, in a word, La dy B e tt y  was in a temp er.
"Aunt Beli n da, I--h ate y ou!"

"L ud Betty, d o you ch ild !"mur mur e d  t hat lady, ope n i ng s le epy eye s,"Pray w hat 'sami ssno w?"

"Why  must yo uta tt le  of  me t o  Major d 'A rcy ?" 

" I?  T a ttle? O Ge mini !" 
" Ofme--and br e e ches ?" 
"Bre ech es !  La  mis s  an d fie! I should  sw o on t ona me 'emto a man!  So 
i ndelicate,  s o i mmodes t ,  so----" 

"Unvirginal!" cried B e tty, an d s tampe d pr etty foot  mo re ang ril y  thanever.
"Tru ly , m i s s!  I n d ee d s uc h a word h a s  ne ver c ro ssed  my lip s to one of
the ma l e s ex and neversha ll-- - - "
"A n dw hen  y o u t o l d him he was du ly shocked ,I  s uppose, an d  ro ll ed up
h is eyes  in a spasm o f virtueand lifte dhish a nds  in prudis h horror ?"
demand e d
 and_all as_cruel, as unmanly, as
unwarranted_as unjust_I----"


"Pho!"_exclaimed Lady_Betty_and tearing up_her unfinished letter,_threw
it on the floor_and stamped on_it.


"To_MAJOR D'ARCY:

"SIR,

"Though unvirginal, unmaidenly, unwomanly, and lost to all sense of
modesty and shame, I_am_yet not_entirely_removed_from the lesser
virtues and amongst_them----"


"Pish!" cried Lady Betty, and_rent this_asunder also.


"MY DEAR MAJOR D'ARCY,

"By this time of_course_you are duly_sorry and deeply ashamed, for the
very many indelicate expressions_you gave voice to concerning me._ You
have perchance_passed_a_sleepless night and such_is but your due
considering the abandoned_and shameful treatment you accorded me._ But
seeing you saved me from the_brutal arms of----"


"Pshaw!" cried Lady Betty,_and this letter shared the_fate of_its
predecessors.

Her black brows frowned, her_pink finger-tips were_ink-stained, her
cheeks_glowed, her bosom_heaved, her white teeth gnashed themselves,_in
a word, Lady_Betty was in a temper.

"Aunt Belinda,_I--hate_you!"

"Lud Betty, do_you_child!"_murmured that_lady, opening sleepy_eyes,
"Pray_what's amiss_now?"

"Why_must you tattle of me to_Major_d'Arcy?"

"I?  Tattle?  O Gemini!"

"Of me--and_breeches?"

"Breeches!  La miss_and_fie!  I should_swoon to name 'em to_a man!  So
indelicate, so immodest,_so----"

"Unvirginal!" cried_Betty, and_stamped pretty foot more angrily than
ever.

"Truly, miss!  Indeed such a_word has never crossed my lips_to one of
the male_sex and_never_shall----"

"And when you_told_him he_was duly shocked, I suppose, and rolled_up
his eyes_in a spasm of virtue and_lifted his hands in_prudish_horror?"
demanded