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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. 1815 Excerpt:... them off, and leaves them at a distance. Indeed, my Lady Rackett, you make me ready to expire with laughing. Ha! ha! Lady R. You may laugh, but I am right, notwithstanding. Sir C. How can you say so? Lady R. How can you say otherwise?-Sir C. Well now mind me, my Lady Rackett, we can now talk of this matter in good humour: we can discuss it coolly. Lady R. So we can--and it is for that reason I venture to speak to you. Are these the ruffles I bought for you i. Sir C. They are, my dear. Lady R. They are very pretty. But indeed you played the card wrong. Sir C. No, no, listen to me; the affair was thus: Mr Jenkins having never a club left--Lady R. Mr Jenkins finessed the club. Sir C. Peevishly. How can you? Lady R. And trumps being all out--Sir C. And we playing for the odd trick--Lady R. If you had minded your gameSir C. And the club being the bestial R-If you had led your diamond--Sir C. Mr Jenkins would, of course, put on! a spade.,,., Lady R. And so the odd trick was sure SirC. Damnation, will you let me speak? Lady R. Very well, sir, fly out aga.n. s Sir C. Look here now: here is a pack of cards. Now you shall be convinced. Lady R. You may talk till to-morrow, I know I am right. Walks about. Sir C Why then, by all that's perverse, you are the most headstrong--Can't you look here? here are the very cards. Lady R. Go on; you'll find it out at last. Sir C. Will you hold your tongue or not? will you let me shew you i--Po! it's all nonsense. Puis up the Cards. Come, let us go to bed. Going--Only stay one moment. Takes out the Cards. Now command yourself, and you shall have demonstration. Lady R. It does not signify, sir. Your head will be clearer in the morning. 1 chuse to go to bed. Sir C. Stay and hear me, can't you? Lady R. No; my head iches. 1 am tired of...