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

have sworn never to marry。 

     SIR   PAUL。      Never   to   marry�    �Heavens   forbid�   �must   I neither   have 

sons nor grandsons�拭        �Must the family of the Plyants be utterly extinct for 

want   of   issue   male�拭   �O   impiety�     �But   did   you   swear�察  �did   that   sweet 

creature    swear�拭    �ha�   �How     durst   you   swear    without    my   consent�察   �ah�拭�

Gads´bud�察�who am I�拭�

     CYNT。      Pray  don't   be   angry�察  �sir�察  �when   I   swore   I   had   your   consent�察�

and therefore I swore。 

     SIR PAUL。        Why then the revoking my consent does annul�察�or make 

of   none   effect   your   oath�察  �so   you   may   unswear   it   again。 The   law   will 

allow it。 

     CYNT。      Ay�察�but my conscience never will。 

     SIR PAUL。        Gads´bud�察�no matter for that�察�conscience and law never 

go together�察�you must not expect that。 



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     LADY PLYANT。            Ay�察�but�察�Sir Paul�察�I conceive if she has sworn�察�d'ye 

mark   me�察  �if   she   has   once   sworn�察  �it   is   most   unchristian�察  �inhuman�察  �and 

obscene that she should break it。           I'll make up the match again�察�because 

Mr。 Careless said it would oblige him。           ��Aside。�А�

     SIR   PAUL。      Does   your   ladyship   conceive   so�拭     �Why�察  �I   was   of   that 

opinion once too。       Nay�察�if your ladyship conceives so�察�I'm of that opinion 

again�察  �but   I   can   neither   find   my   lord   nor   my   lady   to   know   what   they 

intend。 

     LADY   PLYANT。          I'm   satisfied   that   my   cousin   Mellefont   has   been 

much wronged。 

     CYNT。       ��Aside。�А   �I'm amazed to find her of our side�察�for I'm sure she 

loved him。 

     LADY PLYANT。            I know my Lady Touchwood has no kindness for 

him�察�and besides I have been informed by Mr。 Careless�察�that Mellefont had 

never anything more than a profound respect。              That he has owned himself 

to be my admirer 'tis true�察�but he was never so presumptuous to entertain 

any dishonourable notions of things�察�so that if this be made plain�察�I don't 

see   how   my   daughter   can   in   conscience�察  �or   honour�察  �or   anything   in   the 

world ´ 

     SIR PAUL。        Indeed   if this   be made   plain�察�as   my lady�察  �your   mother�察�

says�察�child ´ 

     LADY   PLYANT。           Plain�    �I   was   informed     of  it  by  Mr。   Careless。 

And I assure you�察�Mr。 Careless is a person that has a most extraordinary 

respect and honour for you�察�Sir Paul。 

     CYNT。      ��Aside。�А     �And for your ladyship too�察�I believe�察�or else you 

had not changed sides so soon�察�now I begin to find it。 

     SIR PAUL。        I am much obliged to Mr。 Careless really�察�he is a person 

that I have a great value for�察�not only for that�察�but because he has a great 

veneration for your ladyship。 

     LADY PLYANT。            O las�察�no indeed�察�Sir Paul�察�'tis upon your account。 

     SIR PAUL。        No�察�I protest and vow�察�I have no title to his esteem�察�but 

in having the honour to appertain in some measure to your ladyship�察�that's 

all。 

     LADY   PLYANT。          O   law   now�察  �I   swear   and   declare   it   shan't   be   so�察�



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you're too modest�察�Sir Paul。 

     SIR   PAUL。      It   becomes    me�察  �when   there   is   any   comparison   made 

between ´ 

     LADY       PLYANT。       O     fie�察 �fie�察 �Sir  Paul�察  �you'll   put   me   out   of 

countenance。       Your   very   obedient   and   affectionate   wife�察  �that's   all。   And 

highly honoured in that title。 

     SIR   PAUL。      Gads´bud�察     �I   am   transported�   �Give   me   leave   to  kiss 

your ladyship's hand。 

     CYNT。      That my poor father should be so very silly�           。�Aside。�А�

     LADY  PLYANT。          My  lip   indeed�察  �Sir  Paul�察  �I   swear   you   shall。 ��He 

kisses her�察�and bows very low。�А�

     SIR PAUL。       I humbly thank your ladyship。           I don't know whether I 

fly on ground�察�or walk in air。       Gads´bud�察�she was never thus before。 Well�察�

I must own myself the most beholden to Mr。 Careless。               As sure as can be�察�

this is all his doing�察�something that he has said�察�well�察�'tis a rare thing to 

have   an   ingenious   friend。    Well�察   �your   ladyship   is   of   opinion   that  the 

match may go forward。 

     LADY  PLYANT。          By   all   means。    Mr。   Careless   has   satisfied   me   of 

the matter。 

     SIR PAUL。       Well�察�why then�察�lamb�察�you may keep your oath�察�but have 

a care about making rash vows�察�come hither to me�察�and kiss papa。 

     LADY PLYANT。           I swear and declare�察�I am in such a twitter to read 

Mr。 Careless his letter�察�that I can't forbear any longer。           But though I may 

read all letters first by prerogative�察�yet I'll be sure to be unsuspected this 

time�察�Sir Paul。 

     SIR PAUL。       Did your ladyship call�拭�

     LADY PLYANT。           Nay�察�not to interrupt you�察�my dear。          Only lend me 

your letter�察�which you had from your steward to´day�察�I would look upon 

the account again�察�and may be increase your allowance。 

     SIR PAUL。       There it is�察�madam�察�do you want a pen and ink�拭             。�Bows 

and gives the letter。�А�

     LADY  PLYANT。          No�察 �no�察  �nothing   else�察 �I   thank   you�察 �Sir   Paul。 So�察�

now I can read my own letter under the cover of his。             ��Aside。�А�

     SIR   PAUL。      He�拭    �And   wilt   thou   bring   a   grandson   at   nine   months 



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end   he�拭    �A  brave   chopping   boy。       I'll   settle   a   thousand   pound   a   year 

upon the rogue as soon as ever he looks me in the face�察�I will�察�gads´bud。 

I'm  overjoyed   to   think   I   have   any  of   my  family  that   will   bring  children 

into the world。       For I would fain have some resemblance of myself in my 

posterity�察  �he�察 �Thy�拭    �Can't   you   contrive   that   affair�察  �girl�拭 �Do�察  �gads´bud�察�

think on thy old father�察�heh�拭        �Make the young rogue as like as you can。 

     CYNT。       I'm glad to see you so merry�察�sir。 

     SIR PAUL。         Merry�察�gads´bud�察�I'm serious�察�I'll give thee five hundred 

pounds for every inch of him that resembles me�察�ah�察�this eye�察�this left eye� �

A thousand pounds for this left eye。             This has done execution in its time�察�

girl�察  �why�察  �thou   hast   my   leer�察  �hussey�察  �just   thy   father's   leer。 Let   it   be 

transmitted   to   the   young   rogue   by  the   help   of   imagination�察  �why�察  �'tis   the 

mark of our family�察�Thy�察�our house is distinguished by a languishing eye�察�

as the house of Austria is by a thick lip。              Ah� �when I was of your age�察�

hussey�察  �I   would   have     held   fifty   to  one�察  �I   could  have   drawn   my   own 

picturegads´bud   I   could   have   donenot   so   much   as   you�察  �neither�察  �but 

nay�察�don't blush。 

     CYNT。       I don't blush�察�sir�察�for I vow I don't understand。 

     SIR PAUL。        Pshaw�察�pshaw�察�you fib�察�you baggage�察�you do understand�察�

and you shall understand�察�come�察�don't be so nice。                 Gads´bud�察�don't learn 

after   your   mother´in´law   my   lady   here。      Marry�察  �heaven   forbid   that   you 

should follow her example�察�that would spoil all indeed。 Bless us� �if you 

should take a vagary and make a rash resolution on your wedding night�察�to 

die   a   maid�察  �as   she   did�察  �all   were   ruined�察  �all   my   hopes   lost。 My   heart 

would break�察�and my estate would be left to the wide world�察�he�拭                      �I hope 

you are a better Christian than to think of living a nun�察�he�拭              �Answer me�拭�

     CYNT。       I'm all obedience�察�sir�察�to your commands。 

     LADY  PLYANT。            ��Having   read   the   letter。�А  �O   dear   Mr。   Careless�察  �I 

swear he writes charmingly�察�and he looks charmingly�察�and he has charmed 

me�察�as much as I have charmed him�察�and so I'll tell him in the wardrobe 

when   'tis   dark。   O   criminy�      �I   hope   Sir   Paul   has   not   seen   both   letters。 

��Puts the wrong letter hastily up�察�and gives him her own。�А                �Sir Paul�察�here's 

your letter�察�to´morrow morning I'll settle accounts to your advantage。 



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                                     SCENE IV。 



       ��To them�А�BRISK。 

    BRISK。      Sir Paul�察�gads´bud�察�you're an uncivil person�察�let me tell you�察�

and all that�察�and I did not think it had been in you。 

     SIR PAUL。       O law�察�what's the matter now�拭       �I hope you are not angry�察�

Mr。 Brisk。 

    BRISK。       Deuce take me�察�I believe you intend to marry your daughter 

yourself�察�you're always brooding over her like an old hen�察�as if she were 

not well hatched�察�egad�察�he。 

     SIR    PAUL。    Good     strange�    �Mr。   Brisk   is  such  a  merry   facetious 

person�察�he�察�he�察�he。      No�察�no�察�I have done with her�察�I have done with her 

now。 

    BRISK。       The fiddles have stayed this hour in the hall�察�and my Lord 

Froth wants a partner�察�we can never begin without her。 

     SIR PAUL。       Go�察�go child�察�go�察�get you gone and dance and be merry�察�

I'll come and look at you by and by。        Where's my son Mellefont�拭�

    LADY PLYANT。           I'll send him to them�察�I know where he is。 

    BRISK。      Sir   Paul�察  �will   you   send   Careless   into   the   hall   if   you   meet 

him�拭�

     SIR PAUL。       I will�察�I will�察�I'll go and look for him on purpose。 



          
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