Mr.Pratt has certainly the patience of Job--your ladyship has revoked twice this hand.' Lady Clonbrony begged a thousand pardons, fixed her eyes and endeavoured to fix her mind on the cards; but there was something said at the other end of the room, about an estate in Cambridgeshire, which soon distracted her attention again.

Mr.Pratt certainly had the patience of Job.

She revoked, and lost the game, though they had four by honours.
As soon as she rose from the card-table, and could speak to Mrs.
Broadhurst apart, she communicated her apprehensions.
'Seriously, my dear madam,' said she, 'I believe I have done very wrong to admit Mr.Berryl just now, though it was on Grace's account I did it.

But, ma'am, I did not know Miss Broadhurst had an estate in Cambridgeshire; their two estates just close to one another, I heard them say.

Lord bless me, ma'am! there's the danger of propinquity indeed!' 'No danger, no danger,' persisted Mrs.Broadhurst.