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him�拭�

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



                                     SCENE V。 



       BRISK alone。 

    BRISK。       So   now   they   are   all   gone�察  �and   I   have   an   opportunity   to 

practice。    Ah�    �My dear Lady Froth�察�she's a most engaging creature�察  �if 

she were not so fond of that damned coxcombly lord of hers�察�and yet I am 

forced   to   allow   him   wit   too�察  �to   keep   in   with   him。 No   matter�察  �she's   a 

woman of parts�察�and�察�egad�察�parts will carry her。 She said she would follow 

me   into   the   gallery。 Now   to   make   my   approaches。     Hem�察  �hem�      �Ah 

ma´ ��bows。�А�dam�        �Pox on't�察�why should I disparage my parts by thinking 

what to say�拭    �None but dull rogues think�察�witty men�察�like rich fellows�察�are 

always   ready   for   all   expenses�察  �while   your   blockheads�察  �like   poor   needy 



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scoundrels�察�are forced to examine their stock�察�and forecast the charges of 

the day。 Here she comes�察�I'll seem not to see her�察�and try to win her with a 

new airy invention of my own�察�hem� �



                                    SCENE VI。 



       ��To him�А�LADY FROTH。 

    BRISK       ��Sings�察  �walking    about。�А  �'I'm   sick  with  love��'  ha�察 �ha�察 �ha�察�

'prithee�察�come cure me。       I'm sick with��' etc。    O ye powers�       �O my Lady 

Froth�察  �my   Lady   Froth�察  �my   Lady   Froth�  �Heigho�     �Break   heart�察  �gods�察  �I 

thank you。     ��Stands musing with his arms across。�А�

    LADY FROTH。           O heavens�察�Mr。 Brisk�       �What's the matter�拭�

    BRISK。       My    Lady   Froth�    �Your    ladyship's   most   humble    servant。 

The    matter�察  �madam�拭    �Nothing�察    �madam�察    �nothing   at  all�察 �egad。  I  was 

fallen   into  the   most   agreeable   amusement      in  the  whole    province    of 

contemplation�此     �that's all��I'll seem to conceal my passion�察�and that will 

look like respect。��     ��Aside。�А�

    LADY FROTH。           Bless me�察�why did you call out upon me so loud�拭�

    BRISK。      O Lord�察�I�察�madam�        �I beseech your ladyshipwhen�拭�

    LADY   FROTH。         Just   now   as   I   came   in�察  �bless   me�察  �why�察  �don't   you 

know it�拭�

    BRISK。      Not I�察�let me perish。     But did I�拭    �Strange�    �I confess your 

ladyship was in my thoughts�察�and I was in a sort of dream that did in a 

manner represent a very pleasing object to my imagination�察�but´ ´but did I 

indeed��To see how love and murder will out。            But did I really name my 

Lady Froth�拭�

    LADY FROTH。            Three times aloud�察�as I love letters。        But did you 

talk of love�拭    �O Parnassus�      �Who would have thought Mr。 Brisk could 

have been in love�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。        O heavens�察�I thought you could have no 

mistress but the Nine Muses。 

    BRISK。      No more I have�察�egad�察�for I adore 'em all in your ladyship。 

Let   me   perish�察  �I   don't   know   whether   to   be   splenetic�察  �or   airy   upon't�察  �the 

deuce take me if I can tell whether I am glad or sorry that your ladyship 

has made the discovery。 

    LADY FROTH。           O be merry by all means。        Prince Volscius in love� �



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Ha�察�ha�察�ha。 

    BRISK。      O barbarous�察�to turn me into ridicule�         �Yet�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。 The 

deuce take me�察�I can't help laughing myself�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha�察�yet by heavens�察�I 

have a violent passion for your ladyship�察�seriously。 

    LADY FROTH。           Seriously�拭    �Ha�察�ha�察�ha。 

    BRISK。      Seriously�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。     Gad I have�察�for all I laugh。 

    LADY FROTH。           Ha�察�ha�察�ha�     �What d'ye think I laugh at�拭       �Ha�察�ha�察�

ha。 

    BRISK。      Me�察�egad�察�ha�察�ha。 

    LADY FROTH。           No�察�the deuce take me if I don't laugh at myself�察�for 

hang me if I have not a violent passion for Mr。 Brisk�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。 

    BRISK。      Seriously�拭�

    LADY FROTH。           Seriously�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。 

    BRISK。      That's well enough�察�let me perish�察�ha�察�ha�察�ha。        O miraculous�察�

what a happy discovery。       Ah my dear charming Lady Froth� �

    LADY FROTH。           Oh my adored Mr。 Brisk�        。�Embrace。�А�



                                   SCENE VII。 



       ��To them�А�LORD FROTH。 

    LORD FROTH。           The company are all ready。       How now�拭�

    BRISK。      Zoons� �madam�察�there's my lord。         ��Softly to her。�А�

    LADY   FROTH。          Take   no   notice�察  �but   observe   me。 Now�察  �cast   off�察�

and meet me at the lower end of the room�察�and then join hands again�察�I 

could   teach   my  lord   this   dance   purely�察  �but   I   vow�察  �Mr。   Brisk�察  �I   can't   tell 

how to come so near any other man。            Oh here's my lord�察�now you shall 

see me do it with him。      ��They pretend to practise part of a country dance。�А�

    LORD FROTH。           Oh�察 �I   see   there's no harm  yet�察 �but   I don't   like this 

familiarity。   ��Aside。�А�

    LADY  FROTH。          Shall   you   and   I   do   our   close   dance�察  �to   show   Mr。 

Brisk�拭�

    LORD FROTH。           No�察�my dear�察�do it with him。 

    LADY FROTH。           I'll do it with him�察�my lord�察�when you are out of the 

way。 

    BRISK。       That's   good�察  �egad�察  �that's  good。   Deuce     take  me�察  �I  can 



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hardly hold laughing in his face。       ��Aside。�А�

    LORD FROTH。           Any other time�察�my dear�察�or we'll dance it below。 

    LADY FROTH。           With all my heart。 

    BRISK。       Come�察�my lord�察�I'll wait on you。        My charming witty angel� �

��To her。�А�

    LADY FROTH。            We shall have whispering time enough�察�you know�察�

since we are partners。 



                                   SCENE VIII。 



       LADY PLYANT and CARELESS。 

    LADY   PLYANT。          Oh�察  �Mr。   Careless�察  �Mr。   Careless�察  �I'm   ruined�察  �I'm 

undone。 

    CARE。       What's the matter�察�madam�拭�

    LADY PLYANT。           Oh�察�the unluckiest accident�察�I'm afraid I shan't live 

to tell it you。 

    CARE。       Heaven forbid�      �What is it�拭�

    LADY   PLYANT。          I'm   in   such   a   fright�察  �the   strangest   quandary   and 

premunire�      �I'm   all  over  in  a  universal   agitation�察 �I  dare  swear   every 

circumstance      of   me   trembles。    O    your    letter�察 �your  letter�   �By    an 

unfortunate mistake I have given Sir Paul your letter instead of his own。 

    CARE。       That was unlucky。 

    LADY   PLYANT。          Oh�察  �yonder   he   comes   reading   of   it�察  �for   heaven's 

sake step in here and advise me quickly before he sees。 



                                     SCENE IX。 



       SIR PAUL with the Letter。 

     SIR    PAUL。     O   Providence�察   �what    a  conspiracy   have   I  discovered。 

But let me see to make an end on't。         ��Reads。�А    �HumAfter supper in the 

wardrobe      by  the   gallery。   If  Sir  Paul   should    surprise   us�察 �I  have   a 

commission   from   him   to   treat   with   you   about   the   very   matter   of   fact。 

Matter   of   fact�  �Very   pretty�察  �it   seems   that   I   am   conducting   to   my   own 

cuckoldom。       Why�察�this is the very traitorous position of taking up arms by 

my authority�察�against my person�          �Well�察�let me see。     Till then I languish 



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in expectation of   my adored   charmer。Dying   Ned   Careless。              Gads´bud�察�

would   that   were   matter   of   fact   too。  Die   and   be   damned   for   a   Judas 

Maccabeus   and   Iscariot both。        O   friendship�   �what   art thou   but   a   name�拭�

Henceforward let no man make a friend that would not be a cuckold�此                     �for 

whomsoever he receives into his bosom will find the way to his bed�察�and 

there return   his   caresses   with   interest   to his   wife。  Have   I  for  this been 

pinioned�察�night after night for three years past�拭            �Have I been swathed in 

blankets   till   I   have   been   even   deprived   of   motion�拭�Have   I   approached 

the marriage bed with reverence as to a sacred shrine�察�and denied myself 

the enjoyment of lawful domestic pleasures to preserve its purity�察�and must 

I now find it polluted by foreign iniquity�拭           �O my Lady Plyant�察�you were 

chaste as ice�察�but you are melted now�察�and false as water。 But Providence 

has    been    constant    to  me   in  discovering     this   conspiracy�察    �still�察 �I  am 

beholden to Providence。          If it were not for Providence�察�sure�察�poor Sir Paul�察�

thy heart would break。 



                                       SCENE X。 



       ��To him�А�LADY PLYANT。 

     LADY PLYANT。            So�察�sir�察�I see you have read the letter。         Well�察�now�察�

Sir   Paul�察  �what    do  you    think   of  your   friend   Careless�拭    �Has    he   been 

treacherous�察�or did you give his insolence a licence to make trial of your 

wife's suspected virtue�拭       �D'ye see here�拭      。�Snatches the letter as in anger。�А�

Look�察�read it。      Gads my life�察�if I thought it were so�察�I would this moment 

renounce all communication with you。 Ungrateful monster�                    �He�拭�is it so�拭�

Ay�察�I see it�察�a plot upon my honour�察�your guilty cheeks confess it。                    Oh�察�

where     shall   wronged     virtue   fly  for  reparation�拭    �I'll  be   divorced    this 

instant。 

     SIR    PAUL。      Gads´bud�察     �what    shall   I  say�拭  �This    is  the   strangest 

surprise。     Why�察  �I   don't   know   anything   at   all�察 �nor   I   don't   know   whether 

there b
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