You say that lady and Mrs. ---- have been lately abused, even by their own friends, that is to say--those they associated most with--Would you know the reason? My dear friend, they have left off play, at which they generally lost considerably. The first of these ladies, from unavoidable misfortunes, altered her plans in life: the last, from a different cause--Her family remonstrated, her husband frowned; but they remonstrated, and he frowned to _no purpose_! Her luck turned, her passion increased for that dangerous amusement, yet she took a resolution, and would _play no more_.--She who was before set down as an agreeable acquaintance, was now deemed capricious, and the eyes of her card-playing acquaintances, who were before _blind_ to her _real imperfections_, became now _scrupulously attentive_ to her _imaginary errors_. Many various conjectures were formed for the reasons of her conduct--many allegations made that she had formed _an attachment_, or was deterred by _spouses's directions_! To clear her at once from these imputations, neither of which (be they _crimes or virtues_) she has a mind capable of--The truth is--she has beautiful teeth--and accidentally read Mr Tolver's book, where he considers the passions as internal causes of their diseases. _Errors_ proceeding from the _sensations of the heart_, are not _those_ of this age. I was told there had been a long attachment between Lady ---- and Colonel ----. I deplored, I pitied her! He is now abroad in a dangerous situation! What anxiety, what wretchedness must she not suffer! How surprised I was to find--she never misses _a public place_. The Duchess of W---- was much amused at my simplicity--Formerly (said she) if a woman had the misfortune _to love where_ she could not avow it--decency induced her carefully to conceal her weakness--but now it is _quite otherwise_--The soft sensations find no admittance into their sophisticated hearts--though they have no objection to a man of fashion _in their train_.--And a certain set of _the ton_, or _the rage_ go so far as even studiously to afford an appearance _of what_ in reality never entered into _their imaginations_!