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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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