This had no effect upon her, nor her malice any more on me than the loss of ten guineas extraordinary, which I paid upon her account.

The picture is in my possession, and at your service if you please to have it.

She went to the masquerade a few nights afterwards, and had the good sense to tell people there that she was very unhappy in not meeting me, being come there on purpose to abuse me.
What profit or pleasure she has in these ways I cannot find out.

This I know, that revenge has so few joys for me, I shall never lose so much time as to undertake it." So early as 1721, Lady Mary, writing to Lady Mar, mentions that "the most considerable incident that has happened a good while, was the ardent affection that Mrs.Hervey and her dear spouse[7] took to me.
They visited me twice or thrice a day, and were perpetually cooing in my rooms.

I was complaisant a great while; but (as you know) my talent has never lain much that way.