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say to him, because she can better her fortune by taking somebody else.
CAPTAIN FITZCHROME.
And next to him again is the beautiful, the accomplished, the witty, the fascinating, the tormenting, Lady Clarinda, who traduces herself to the said Captain by assertions which it would drive him crazy to believe.
LADY CLARINDA.
Time will show, sir. And now we have gone the round of the table.
CAPTAIN FITZCHROME.
But I must say, though I know you had always a turn for sketching characters, you surprise me by your observation, and especially by your attention to opinions.
LADY CLARINDA.
Well, I will tell you a secret: I am writing a novel.
