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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
have
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