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CXXI.
MADAM,
IN your last Letter you were pleased to tell me, that the Lady E. E. and the Lady A. A. are alwayes Quarrelling with each other, when they Meet, and Rail on each other, when they are Asunder, and their Husbands in the Behalf of their Wives do the like; But I Wonder they should do so, whenas they are both in an Unfortunate Condition, as being both Wives to Banished Men; and to make their Condition more Unhappy, their Banishment is Joyn'd with Poverty, which is a Double, nay, to Live in Wars with Companions in the same Condi∣tion, a Treble Misery. Neither is it Usual, for though Acquaintance, Neighbours, and Friends, be apt to Quarrel, Rail, and Hate one another, in times of Prosperity, through Envy and Pride, yet in Adversity Men are apt to Unite in Lo∣ving and Agreeable Societies; But they have this Excuse, that their Misfortunes make them Froward; and truly, great Misfortunes make us apt to Quarrel with our selves, for Patience and Misery seldom Dwell together. But leaving the two Ladies to Agree, I rest,
Madam,
Your faithful Fr. and S.