The beauties of Sheridan, consisting of selections from his poems, dramas, and speeches ; by Alfred Howard - Softcover

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. 1834* Excerpt: ...child; but there's no stopping people's tongues. I own I was hurt to hear it, as I indeed was to learn, from the same quarter, that your guardian, Sir Peter, and Lady Teazle have not agreed lately so well as could be wished. Maria. 'Tis strangely impertinent for people to busy themselves so. Mrs. C. Very true, child; but what's to be done? People will talk--there's no preventing it. Why, it was but yesterday I was told that Miss Gadabout had eloped with Sir Filigree Flirt!--But, Lord! there's no minding what one hears; though, to be sure, I had this from very good authority. Maria. Such reports are highly scandalous. Mrs. C. So they are, child--shameful, shameful! But the world is so censorious, no character escapes. Lord, now, who would have suspected your friend Miss Prim of an indiscretion? Yet such is the ill. nature of people, that they say her uncle stopped her last week, just as she was stepping into the York diligence with her dancing master. Maria. I 'll answer for't there are no grounds for that report. Mrs. C. Oh, no foundation in the world, I dare swear; no more, probably, than for the story circulated last month of Mrs. Festino's affair with Colonel Cassino; though, to be sure, that matter was never rightly cleared up. J. Surf. The licence of invention some people take is monstrous indeed. Maria. 'Tis so; but, in rny opinion, those who report such things are equally culpable. Mrs. C. To be sure they are; tale-bearers are as bad as the tale-makers;--'tis an old observation, and a very true one: but what's to be done, as I said before?--how will you prevent people from talking? To-day, Mrs. Clackitt assured me, Mr. and Mrs. Honeymoon were at last become mere man and wire, like the rest of their acquaintance. She likewise hinted that a certain wi...