I fear he wasn't born under a prosperous star." "I'm sorry if he's been unfortunate.

Perhaps though it was his own fault." A note of sadness had crept into her voice as Gay did not fail to note.
"Well, it's hard to say.

To be sure, his tragedy would not have taken the town--neither Rich nor Cibber would have aught to do with it, but he had worse misfortunes than that.

He was denounced as a traitorous Jacobite and thrown into Newgate." "That horrible place! Oh, I can't believe it," cried Lavinia, clasping her hands.

"Mr.Vane was no traitor, I'm sure--although----" She paused.