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Careless�察�it breaks my heart。         I am her husband�察�as I may say�察�though far 

unworthy of that honour�察�yet I am her husband�察�but alas´a´day�察�I have no 

more   familiarity   with   her   personas   to   that   matterthan   with   my   own 

motherno indeed。 

     CARE。      Alas´a´day�察�this is a lamentable story。          My lady must be told 

on't。   She must i'faith�察�Sir Paul�察�'tis an injury to the world。 

     SIR PAUL。        Ah� �would to heaven you would�察�Mr。 Careless�察�you are 

mightily in her favour。 

     CARE。       I warrant you�察�what� �we must have a son some way or other。 

     SIR PAUL。        Indeed I should be mightily bound to you if you could 

bring it about�察�Mr。 Careless。 

     LADY  PLYANT。           Here�察  �Sir   Paul�察  �it's   from   your   steward。 Here's   a 

return   of   600   pounds�察  �you   may   take   fifty   of   it   for   the   next   half   year。 

��Gives him the letter。�А�



                                      SCENE IX。 



       ��To them�А�LORD FROTH�察�CYNTHIA。 

     SIR   PAUL。      How   does   my   girl�拭    �Come   hither   to   thy   father�察  �poor 



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lamb�此�thou'rt melancholic。 

    LORD FROTH。           Heaven�察�Sir Paul�察�you amaze me�察�of all things in the 

world。     You are never pleased but when we are all upon the broad grin�此�

all   laugh   and   no   company�察  �ah�察  �then   'tis   such   a   sight   to   see   some   teeth。 

Sure    you're   a  great  admirer   of  my   Lady   Whifler�察   �Mr。  Sneer�察  �and   Sir 

Laurence Loud�察�and that gang。 

     SIR PAUL。       I vow and swear she's a very merry woman�察�but I think 

she laughs a little too much。 

    LORD       FROTH。      Merry�      �O   Lord�察  �what   a  character   that  is  of  a 

woman of   quality。      You   have been   at   my  Lady Whifler's   upon her day�察�

madam�拭�

    CYNT。       Yes�察�my lord。     I must humour this fool。       ��Aside。�А�

    LORD   FROTH。          Well�察  �and   how�拭  �hee�   �What   is   your   sense   of   the 

conversation�拭�

    CYNT。       Oh�察�most ridiculous�察�a perpetual comfort of laughing without 

any harmony�察�for sure�察�my lord�察�to laugh out of time�察�is as disagreeable as 

to sing out of time or out of tune。 

    LORD FROTH。           Hee�察�hee�察�hee�察�right�察�and then�察�my Lady Whifler is 

so readyshe always comes in three bars too soon。               And then�察�what do 

they laugh at�拭     �For you know laughing without a jest is as impertinent�察�

hee� �as�察�as ´ 

    CYNT。       As dancing without a fiddle。 

    LORD FROTH。           Just i'faith�察�that was at my tongue's end。 

    CYNT。       But that cannot be properly said of them�察�for I think they are 

all in good nature with the world�察�and only laugh at one another�察�and you 

must allow they have all jests in their persons�察�though they have none in 

their conversation。 

    LORD FROTH。           True�察�as I'm a person of honour。        For heaven's sake 

let  us   sacrifice  'em   to  mirth  a  little。 ��Enter   BOY   and     whispers   SIR 

PAUL。�А�

     SIR PAUL。       Gads so。Wife�察�wife�察�my Lady Plyant�察�I have a word。 

    LADY PLYANT。           I'm busy�察�Sir Paul�察�I wonder at your impertinence。 

    CARE。        Sir   Paul�察  �harkee�察  �I'm   reasoning    the  matter    you   know。 

Madam�察�if your ladyship please�察�we'll discourse of this in the next room。 



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     SIR PAUL。       O ho�察�I wish you good success�察�I wish you good success。 

Boy�察�tell my lady�察�when she has done�察�I would speak with her below。 



                                     SCENE X。 



       CYNTHIA�察       �LORD     FROTH�察      �LADY     FROTH�察      �BRISK。      LADY 

FROTH。       Then   you think   that episode between Susan�察 �the dairy´   maid�察�

and   our   coachman   is   not   amiss�察  �you   know�察  �I   may   suppose   the   dairy   in 

town�察�as well as in the country。 

    BRISK。       Incomparable�察     �let   me   perish。 But   then�察  �being   an  heroic 

poem�察�had you not better call him a charioteer�拭          �Charioteer sounds great�察�

besides�察�your ladyship's coachman having a red face�察�and you comparing 

him to the sunand you know the sun is called Heaven's charioteer。 

    LADY FROTH。           Oh�察�infinitely better�察�I'm extremely beholden to you 

for the hint�察�stay�察�we'll read over those half a score lines again。 ��Pulls out a 

paper。�А   �Let me see here�察�you know what goes before�察�the comparison�察�

you know。      ��Reads。�А�

       For as the sun shines ev'ry day�察�So of our coachman I may say。 

       BRISK。     I'm afraid that simile won't do in wet weather�察�because you 

say the sun shines every day。 

    LADY   FROTH。          No�察   �for  the  sun  it  won't�察 �but  it  will  do  for  the 

coachman�察�for you know there's most occasion for a coach in wet weather。 

    BRISK。       Right�察�right�察�that saves all。 

    LADY FROTH。           Then I don't say the sun shines all the day�察�but that 

he   peeps   now   and   then�察  �yet   he   does   shine   all   the   day   too�察  �you   know�察�

though we don't see him。 

    BRISK。       Right�察�but the vulgar will never comprehend that。 

    LADY FROTH。           Well�察�you shall hear。      Let me see。     ��Reads。�А�

       For as the sun shines ev'ry day�察�So of our coachman I may say�察�He 

shows his drunken fiery face�察�Just as the sun does�察�more or less。 

       BRISK。     That's right�察�all's well�察�all's well。   'More or less。' 

    LADY FROTH reads�此�

       And    when    at  night  his   labour's   done�察  �Then    too�察 �like  Heav'n's 

charioteer the sun�此�

       Ay�察�charioteer does better。 



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       Into   the   dairy  he   descends�察�And   there his   whipping   and his   driving 

ends�察�There he's secure from danger of a bilk�察�His fare is paid him�察�and he 

sets in milk。 

       For Susan you know�察�is Thetis�察�and so ´ 

     BRISK。       Incomparable       well   and   proper�察  �egadbut    I  have    one 

exception   to   makedon't   you   think   bilk��I   know   it's   good   rhyme��but 

don't you think BILK and FARE too like a hackney coachman�拭�

     LADY FROTH。           I swear and vow I'm afraid so。          And yet our Jehu 

was a hackney coachman�察�when my lord took him。 

     BRISK。      Was he�拭     �I'm answered�察�if Jehu was a hackney coachman。 

You may put that in the marginal notes though�察�to prevent criticism only 

mark   it   with   a   small   asterism�察  �and   say�察  �'Jehu   was   formerly   a   hackney 

coachman。' 

     LADY FROTH。          I will。   You'd oblige me extremely to write notes to 

the whole poem。 

     BRISK。      With all my heart and soul�察�and proud of the vast honour�察�let 

me perish。 

     LORD FROTH。           Hee�察�hee�察�hee�察�my dear�察�have you done�拭�won't you 

join with us�拭    �We were laughing at my Lady Whifler and Mr。 Sneer。 

     LADY FROTH。           Ay�察�my dear�察�were you�拭       �Oh�察�filthy Mr。 Sneer�察�he's 

a nauseous figure�察�a most fulsamic fop�察�foh�           �He spent two days together 

in   going   about   Covent   Garden   to   suit   the   lining   of   his   coach   with   his 

complexion。 

     LORD FROTH。           O silly� �yet his aunt is as fond of him as if she had 

brought the ape into the world herself。 

     BRISK。      Who�察�my Lady Toothless�拭         �Oh�察�she's a mortifying spectacle�察�

she's always chewing the cud like an old ewe。 

     CYNT。      Fie�察�Mr。 Brisk�察�eringo's for her cough。 

     LADY   FROTH。         I   have   seen   her   take   'em   half   chewed   out   of   her 

mouth�察�to laugh�察�and then put 'em in again。          Foh� �

     LORD FROTH。          Foh� �

     LADY FROTH。           Then she's always ready to laugh when Sneer offers 

to speak�察�and sits in expectation of his no jest�察�with her gums bare�察�and her 

mouth open ´ 



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    BRISK。      Like an oyster at low ebb�察�egad。        Ha�察�ha�察�ha� �

    CYNT。       ��Aside�А   �Well�察�I find there are no fools so inconsiderable in 

themselves   but   they   can   render   other   people   contemptible   by   exposing 

their infirmities。 

    LADY FROTH。           Then that t'other great strapping ladyI can't hit of 

her name�察�the old fat fool that paints so exorbitantly。 

    BRISK。      I know whom  you   meanbut deuce take me�察�I can't hit   of 

her name neither。      Paints�察�d'ye say�拭     �Why�察�she lays it on with a trowel。 

Then she has a great beard that bristles through it�察�and makes her look as if 

she were plastered with lime and hair�察�let me perish。 

    LADY FROTH。           Oh�察�you made a song upon her�察�Mr。 Brisk。 

    BRISK。      He� �egad�察�so I did。     My lord can sing it。 

    CYNT。       O good�察�my lord�察�let's hear it。 

    BRISK。      'Tis not a song neither�察�it's a sort of an epigram�察�or rather an 

epigrammatic sonnet�察�I don't know what to call it�察�but it's satire。          Sing it�察�

my lord。 

    LORD FROTH sings。 

       Ancient Phyllis has young graces�察�'Tis a strange thing�察�but a true one�察�

Shall I tell you how�拭�She herself makes her own faces�察�And each morning 

wears a new one�察�Where's the wonder now�拭�

       BRISK。     Short�察�but there's salt in't�察�my way of writing�察�egad。 



                                    SCENE XI。 



       ��To them�А�FOOTMAN。 

    LADY FROTH。           How now�拭�

    FOOT。      Your ladyship's chair is come。 

    LADY FROTH。           Is nurse and the child in it�拭�

    FOOT。      Yes�察�madam。 

    LADY FROTH。           O the dear creature�      �Let's go see it。 

    LORD       FROTH。      I   swear�察  �my   dear�察 �you'll  spoil   that  child�察 �w
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