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Mrs. F. Well well, never trouble your head about that now; but think how you may be revenged upon him.

Free. Tho' his fortune was reduced, and I in possession of almost all the estates of the Baltimores, of more land, indeed, than they ever possessed, I was always at pains to assure him that I respected him as much as the richest man in the county; and yet, I cannot understand it, the more friendly and familiar I was with him, the more visibly his aversion to me increased. It is past all comprehension!

Mrs. F. Don't trouble yourself about that now.

Free. I'm sure I was ready upon every occasion to offer him my very best advice; and, after the large fortune I have acquired, I may be well supposed to be no novice in many things.

Mrs. F. O he has no sense of obligations.

Free. Ay, and knowing how narrow his income is in respect to the stile of living he has been accustomed to; when company came upon him unexpectedly, have I not sent and offered him every thing in my house, even to the best wines in my cellars, which he has pettishly and absurdly refused?

Mrs. F. O he has no gratitude in him!

Free. If I had been distant, and stood upon the reserve with him, there might have been some cause. Well, it is altogether inexplicable!

Mrs. F. I'm sure it is not worth while to think so much about it.