“Well，uponmyword，mydear，“hesaid，“Ithinkwe’vefallenprettylow。
I’veneverfeltsuchapoor，shabbyruffianbefore。Goodheavens！Tothinkofourimmortalsoulsbeingmovedtomirthbysuchathingasthis，——sostupid，sobarrenofallreasonoflaughter。Andthenthecrueltyofit！Whatferociousimbecilesweare！WhomhaveImarried？
Awomanwithneitherheartnorbrain！“
“OBasil，dear，payhimbackthemoney-do。“
“Ican’t。That’stheworstofit。He’smoneyenough，andmightjustlytakeoffense。Whatbreaksmyheartisthatwecouldhavethedepravitytosmileatthemistakeofafriendlessstranger，whosupposedhehadatlastmetwithanactofpurekindness。It’sathingtoweepover。Lookatthesegrinningwretches！Whatafiendisheffecttheirsmileshave，throughtheircindersandsweat！O，it’stheterribleweather；thedespotismofthedustandheat；thewickednessoftheinfernalair。Whatasqualidandloathsomecompany！“