"To think how angry you were!
"In haste,
"Charles Hoffland."
III.
"Mr. Hoffland:
"Your note is not satisfactory at all. I did not quarrel with your opinion of yourself, and you know it. I was not foolish enough to be angry at your declaring that you were engaged to some lady already. You spoke of a lady who is my friend, and what you said was insulting.
"I say again that I am not satisfied.
"Your obed't serv't,
"J. Denis."
IV.
"Mr. Denis:
"Stop!—I didn't say I was engaged to any lady: no misunderstanding.