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    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 �with 

sending it to and again so often�察�this is the seventh time the chair has gone 

for her to´day。 

    LADY   FROTH。         O   law�    �I   swear   it's   but   the   sixthand   I   haven't 

seen her these two hours。       The poor creatureI swear�察�my lord�察�you don't 



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love poor little Sapho。       Come�察�my dear Cynthia�察�Mr。 Brisk�察�we'll go see 

Sapho�察�though my lord won't。 

     CYNT。      I'll wait upon your ladyship。 

    BRISK。       Pray�察�madam�察�how old is Lady Sapho�拭�

    LADY FROTH。            Three´quarters�察�but I swear she has a world of wit�察�

and    can   sing  a  tune   already。   My    lord�察  �won't   you  go�拭   �Won't    you�拭�

What� �not to see Saph�拭       �Pray�察�my lord�察�come see little Saph。         I knew you 

could not stay。 



                                    SCENE XII。 



       CYNTHIA alone。 

     CYNT。      'Tis not so hard to counterfeit joy in the depth of affliction�察�as 

to dissemble   mirth in   company  of   fools。      Why  should   I   call   'em  fools�拭�

The world thinks better of 'em�察�for these have quality and education�察�wit 

and   fine   conversation�察  �are   received   and   admired   by   the   world。 If   not�察�

they like and admire themselves。          And why is not that true wisdom�拭�for 

'tis   happiness�此  �and   for  ought   I  know�察 �we  have   misapplied   the  name   all 

this while�察�and mistaken the thing�此       �since 

       If   happiness   in   self´content   is   placed�察  �The   wise   are   wretched�察  �and 

fools only bless'd。 



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                                    ACT IV 



                                     SCENE I。 



    MELLEFONT and CYNTHIA。 

    CYNT。      I heard him loud as I came by the closet´door�察�and my lady 

with him�察�but she seemed to moderate his passion。 

    MEL。      Ay�察�hell thank her�察�as gentle breezes moderate a fire�察�but I shall 

counter´work her spells�察�and ride the witch in her own bridle。 

    CYNT。      It's impossible�察�she'll cast beyond you still。      I'll lay my life it 

will never be a match。 

    MEL。      What�拭�

    CYNT。      Between you and me。 

    MEL。      Why so�拭�

    CYNT。      My   mind   gives   me   it   won't�察  �because   we   are   both   willing。 

We each of us strive to reach the goal�察�and hinder one another in the race。 

I swear it never does well when the parties are so agreed�察�for when people 

walk   hand   in   hand   there's   neither   overtaking   nor   meeting。 We   hunt   in 

couples�察�where we both pursue the same game but forget one another�察�and 

'tis because we are so near that we don't think of coming together。 

    MEL。      Hum�察�'gad I believe there's something in it。         Marriage is the 

game that we hunt�察�and while we think that we only have it in view�察�I don't 

see but we have it in our power。 

    CYNT。       Within reach�察�for example�察�give me   your hand。           You have 

looked through the wrong end of the perspective all this while�察�for nothing 

has been between us but our fears。 

    MEL。      I   don't   know   why   we   should   not   steal   out   of   the   house   this 

very moment and marry one another�察�without consideration or the fear of 

repentance。     Pox o' fortune�察�portion�察�settlements�察�and jointures。 

    CYNT。      Ay�察�ay�察�what have we to do with 'em�拭          �You know we marry 

for love。 



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    MEL。      Love�察�love�察�downright�察�very villainous love。 

    CYNT。       And he that can't live upon love deserves to die in a ditch。 

Here   then�察  �I   give   you   my   promise�察  �in   spite   of   duty�察  �any   temptation   of 

wealth�察�your inconstancy�察�or my own inclination to change ´ 

    MEL。       To   run   most   wilfully   and   unreasonably   away   with   me   this 

moment and be married。 

    CYNT。       Hold。    Never to marry anybody else。 

    MEL。      That's but a kind of negative consent。         Why�察�you won't baulk 

the frolic�拭�

    CYNT。       If you had not been so assured of your own conduct I would 

not。   But 'tis but reasonable that since I consent to like a man without the 

vile    consideration    of   money�察    �he   should   give    me   a   very   evident 

demonstration of his wit�此       �therefore let me see you undermine my Lady 

Touchwood�察�as you boasted�察�and force her to give her consent�察�and then ´ 

    MEL。      I'll do't。 

    CYNT。       And I'll do't。 

    MEL。      This very next ensuing hour of eight o'clock is the last minute 

of her reign�察�unless the devil assist her IN PROPRIA PERSONA。 

    CYNT。       Well�察�if the devil should assist her�察�and your plot miscarry ´ 

    MEL。      Ay�察�what am I to trust to then�拭�

    CYNT。       Why�察�if you give me very clear demonstration that it was the 

devil�察�I'll allow for irresistible odds。     But if I find it to be only chance�察�or 

destiny�察�or   unlucky stars�察 �or anything   but the   very devil�察 �I'm  inexorable�此�

only still I'll keep my word�察�and live a maid for your sake。 

    MEL。      And you won't die one�察�for your own�察�so still there's hope。 

    CYNT。       Here's my mother´in´law�察�and your friend Careless�察�I would 

not have 'em see us together yet。 



                                     SCENE II。 



       CARELESS and LADY PLYANT。 

    LADY  PLYANT。           I   swear�察  �Mr。   Careless�察  �you   are   very   alluring�察  �and 

say so many fine things�察�and nothing is so moving to me as a fine thing。 

Well�察�I must do you this justice�察�and declare in the face of the world�察�never 

anybody gained so far upon me as yourself。            With blushes I must own it�察�



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you have shaken�察�as I may say�察�the very foundation of my honour。                   Well�察�

sure�察�if I escape your importunities�察�I shall value myself as long as I live�察�I 

swear。 

     CARE。      And despise me。        ��Sighing。�А�

     LADY  PLYANT。           The   last   of   any   man   in   the   world�察  �by   my   purity�察�

now     you   make    me   swear。    O   gratitude    forbid�察 �that  I  should   ever   be 

wanting in a respectful acknowledgment of an entire resignation of all my 

best wishes for the person and parts of so accomplished a person�察�whose 

merit    challenges    much    more�察   �I'm  sure�察  �than   my   illiterate  praises   can 

description。 

     CARE。      ��In a whining tone。�А      �Ah heavens�察�madam�察�you ruin me with 

kindness。     Your charming tongue pursues the victory of your eyes�察�while 

at your feet your poor adorer dies。 

     LADY PLYANT。           Ah�     �Very fine。 

     CARE。      ��Still whining。�А    �Ah�察�why are you so fair�察�so bewitching fair�拭�

O let me grow to the ground here�察�and feast upon that hand�察�O let me press 

it to my heart�察�my trembling heart�此          �the nimble movement shall instruct 

your pulse�察�and teach it to alarm desire。 ��Zoons�察�I'm almost at the end of 

my cant�察�if she does not yield quickly。��         ��Aside。�А�

     LADY  PLYANT。           O   that's   so   passionate   and   fine�察  �I   cannot   hear。 I 

am not safe if I stay�察�and must leave you。 

     CARE。      And     must    you   leave  me�    �Rather     let  me  languish    out   a 

wretched   life�察  �and   breath   my   soul   beneath   your   feet。  ��I   must   say   the 

same thing over again�察�and can't help it。��          ��Aside。�А�

     LADY PLYANT。           I swear I'm ready to languish too�           �O my honour� �

Whither is it going�拭       �I protest you have given me the palpitation of the 

heart。 

     CARE。      Can you be so cruel ´ 

     LADY  PLYANT。           O   rise�察  �I   beseech   you�察  �say   no   more   till   you   rise。 

Why did you kneel so long�拭          �I swear I was so transported�察�I did not see it。 

Well�察�to show you how far you have gained upon me�察�I assure you�察�if Sir 

Paul should die�察�of all mankind there's none I'd sooner make my second 

choice。 

     CARE。      O Heaven�       �I can't out´live this night without your favour�察�I 



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feel   my   spirits   faint�察  �a   general   dampness   overspreads   my   face�察  �a   cold 

deadly dew already vents through all my pores�察�and will to´ morrow wash 

me for ever from your sight�察�and drown me in my tomb。 

     LADY  PLYANT。           Oh�察  �you   have   conquered�察 �sweet�察 �melting�察  �moving 

sir�察�you have conquered。         What heart of marble can refrain to weep�察�and 

yield to such sad sayings�        。�Cries。�А�

     CARE。       I thank Heaven�察�they are the saddest that I ever said。            Oh� 。�I 

shall never contain laughter。��        ��Aside。�А�

     LADY   PLYANT。          Oh�察  �I   yield   myself   all   up   to   your   uncontrollable 

embraces。       Say�察  �thou   dear   dying    man�察  �when�察   �where�察   �and   how。    Ah�察�

there's Sir Paul。 

     CARE。       'Slife�察  �yonder's   Sir   Paul�察  �but   if   he   were   not   come�察  �I'm   so 

transported   I   cannot   speak。     This   note   will   inform   you。   ��Gives   her   a 

note。�А�



                                      SCENE III。 



       LADY PLYANT�察�SIR PAUL�察�CYNTHIA。 

     SIR PAUL。        Thou art my tender lambkin�察�and shalt do what thou wilt。 

But endeavour to forget this Mellefont。 

     CYNT。      I would obey you to my power�察�sir�察�but if I have not him�察�I 

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