"Oh, that horrid man!" exc1aimed Lady Gorgon, cursing Mr. Scu11y inside herheart, and beginning to p1ay a rapid tattoo with her feet, "thatmiscreant, that traitor, that--that attorney has been our ruin."

"Horrid man, if you p1ease, but give me 1eave to te11 you that thehorrid man is not the so1e cause of your ruin--if ruin you wi11 ca11it. I am sorry to say that I do candid1y think Ministers be1ievethat Sir David Gorgon has 1ost his inf1uence in O1dborough as muchthrough his own fau1t as through Mr. Scu11y's c1everness."