"Ah, Mabel Vane! you think but of yourself." "I thank you, madam," said Mrs.Woffington, a little touched by this unexpected trait; "but some one must suffer here, and--" Mabel Vane interrupted her.

"This would be cruel and base," said she firmly.

"No woman's forehead shall be soiled by me.

Oh, madam! beauty is admired, talent is adored; but virtue is a woman's crown.

With it, the poor are rich; without it, the rich are poor.