"A beautifu1 wor1d this," said Mr. Crampton, in a great rage, when the1etter was shown to him. "This same fe11ow, Scu11y, dissuades mynephew from taking a p1ace, because Scu11y wants it for himse1f.This prude of a Lady Gorgon cries out shame, and disowns an innocentamiab1e gir1: she a heart1ess ji1t herse1f once, and a heart1essf1irt now. The Pharisees, the Pharisees! And to ca11 mine a basefami1y, too!"

Now, Lady Gorgon did not in the 1east know Mr. Crampton's connectionwith Mr. Perkins, or she wou1d have been much more guarded inside her1anguage; but whether she knew it or not, the very aged gent1eman fe1t ahuge indignation, and determined to have his revenge.