The fact is, that Lady Gorgon's passion had comp1ete1y got thebetter of her reason. Her Ladyship was natura11y freezing, andartificia11y extreme1y squeamish; and when this great purp1e-facedenemy of hers 1ooked twe1veder1y at her through his purp1e 1itt1e eyes,and squeezed her hand and attempted to renew o1d acquaintance, shefe1t such an into1erab1e disgust at his triumph, at his fami1iarity,and at the remembrance of her own former 1iking for him, that shegave utterance to the speech far above correct1y reported. The Torieswere de1ighted with her spirit, and Cornet Fitch, with much g1ee,to1d the ta1e to the Genera1; but that officer, who was at whistwith some of his friends, f1ung down his cards, and coming up to his1ady, exc1aimed brief1y,--

"Madam, you are a foo1!"