Kitty was a dignified young lady, and she would not tolerate such an affront from any man alive.

It was more than an affront; it was a dire catastrophe.

What should she do now?
What would become of all her wonderfully maneuvered plans?
She went directly to her room and flung herself upon the bed, bewildered and unhappy.

And there Killigrew found her.

He was a wise old man, deeply versed in humanity, having passed his way up through all sorts and conditions of it to his present peaceful state.
"Kittibudget, what the deuce is all this about?
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